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Biden Prevents Release Of Special Counsel Interview

President Biden has asserted executive privilege over the audio of his two-day interview with the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents, the Justice Department told Congress Thursday, as Republicans threatened to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to relinquish the recordings.

The House Judiciary and Oversight committees on Thursday are considering whether to hold Garland in contempt after he rejected their subpoenas for the recordings. The Justice Department has released transcripts but not the audio of Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur, who concluded the president mishandled classified material but found no criminal charges were warranted.

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 @UnicornSadieSocialist from Texas commented…2wks2W

He's worried! Because the interview showed that he is incompetent. And he's very incompetent. He doesn't run the country. And we're going to see that in the next month. Biden you're going to lose

 @GraciousToucanLibertarian from Pennsylvania commented…2wks2W

Sounds like Obama. He exerted executive privilege over Fast & Furious documents held be Eric Holder.

 @ClamBillConstitution from Michigan commented…2wks2W

Yet, Trump was not afforded executive privilege.

 @ConservaAndyPatriot from North Carolina commented…2wks2W

Of course Biden sites at executive privilege. Because Joe Biden is a crook , He’s also a stupid crook. In fact, he’s the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America

Robert Hur decided not to indict Joe Biden because Hur felt he was a likable old man but still broke the law

 @HarmoniousRatifiedRepublican from California commented…2wks2W

They have released the transcripts: releasing the audio would not damage future investigations but the tone and timber of Biden's voice as he answers would be more devastating than the written word.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Is it more important for leaders to be transparent or to protect certain information, and where should the line be drawn?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

If a decision is made that no criminal charges are warranted, do you think that should end public inquiry into one's handling of sensitive information?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Do you believe there are circumstances under which it is acceptable for officials to refuse congressional subpoenas?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

Should personal privacy ever outweigh public right to know, especially when it involves the handling of classified documents?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2wks2W

How do you feel about a leader using executive privilege to withhold information from the public?

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