House GOP Is Not Allowed To View

Tapes Of A Prosecutor Interview In

Which Biden Is Alleged To Have Seen
"Poor Memory"
SUMMARY:

A battle between House Republicans and the Attorney General over an investigation that
resulted in no charges but led to Special Counsel Robert Hur characterizing the
president's memory as "significantly limited" was sparked by the Biden administration's
attempt to prevent the release of a recording of Hur's interview with the president
regarding his handling of classified documents.

KEY FACTS:

● In the past, House Republicans subpoenaed the Justice Department and demanded to
record the contentious interview in which Special Counsel Hur concluded that President
Joe Biden did not break any laws but had a "poor memory."

● Hours before the Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday, when members were
scheduled to vote on a contempt motion for Attorney General Merrick Garland for
disobeying the subpoena, the attorney general's office sent two letters refusing the
release.
● In a letter seen by Politico on Wednesday, Garland requested that Biden use executive
privilege, stating that "the Committees have failed to satisfy any of the potentially
relevant standards for overcoming an assertion of executive privilege to date."

● In a letter to the chairs of the Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and the
Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Garland also told House Republicans of
his intention to withhold the audio recordings.

● A request for comment from Forbes has not yet received a response from the House
Oversight Committee.