As Spencer reported Thursday morning, President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over his audio interviews with former Special Counsel Robert Hur. Publicly released transcripts, in addition to Hur's investigation into Biden's mishandling of classified information, revealed serious memory loss and confusion from the President.
Joe Biden Claims ‘Executive Privilege’ to Block Release of Special Counsel Interview Audio
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 16, 2024
https://t.co/sw0PBY4xAQ
But Biden's executive privilege claim is being blasted as a coverup and abuse of power.
Joe Biden disregarded over 250 years of Constitutional executive privilege when he orchestrated an unprecedented raid on President Trump’s home to obtain Presidential records that President Trump was allowed to have under the Presidential Records Act. Now, Joe Biden is hiding… pic.twitter.com/Xmq5nc4oIx
— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) May 16, 2024
The actual, literal, admitted position of Joe Biden’s Justice Department is that it gets to suppress the release of evidence in order to help Joe Biden politically.
— Sunny (@sunnyright) May 16, 2024
That is their actual, admitted position.
Just to get this straight, Joe Biden is asserting executive privilege in order to safeguard...tape of a law enforcement interview with him. About his criminal mishandling of classified information. That showed he was senile.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) May 16, 2024
Biden put Trump aides in prison for asserting executive privilege.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) May 16, 2024
Meanwhile, he’s hiding audio of his deposition with DOJ prosecutors trying to determine if he broke the same law he’s charging Trump with breaking. https://t.co/dyW6PI97Pu
Given the White House Counsel's reasoning, which was reiterated by Attorney General Merrick Garland Thursday morning, the claims of abuse are right on target -- especially for political purposes in an election year.
“The absence of a legitimate need for the audio recordings lays bare your likely goal — to chop them up, distort them, and use them for partisan political purposes,” White House Counsel Edward Siskel said.
.@Congressman_JVD on why the Judiciary Committee needs the Robert Hur audio tapes. pic.twitter.com/pogD0mtsMx
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) May 16, 2024
Meanwhile, Republicans plan to move forward with contempt charges against Garland for withholding the audio interviews.
📺 TUNE IN: Markup of Report Recommending that the House Cite AG Merrick Garland for Contempt of Congresshttps://t.co/uK1zWejFa8
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) May 16, 2024