This resolution finds that Attorney General Merrick Garland is in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued on February 27, 2024. The House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight Committee requested specific materials from the Department of Justice related to Special Counsel Robert Hur's investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents, which Garland has not produced. The resolution authorizes the Speaker of the House to impose a daily fine of $10,000 on the Attorney General until he complies with the subpoena by turning over the requested materials, specifically audio tapes. The resolution does not require Garland to use federal appropriated funds to pay the fine. This is a political enforcement action taken by the House against a sitting Cabinet member over a dispute regarding document disclosure.
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