Attorney General Garland Held in Contempt of Congress for Refusing To Release ‘Poor Memory’ Audio of Biden 

Two of Trump’s loyalists, Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon, have been sentenced to prison for contempt after being prosecuted by the Biden Justice Department. Their treatment raises the specter of possible retaliation should Trump return to power.

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Attorney General Garland testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill, June 4. AP

Attorney General Garland has been held in contempt of Congress on a party-line vote after he refused to turn over audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur, who described the commander in chief as an “elderly man with a poor memory.” Mr. Hur’s assessment created a firestorm of debate over Mr. Biden’s fitness for office.

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