Kash Patel, a former federal prosecutor and adviser to former President Donald Trump, has asserted that Congress has the authority to arrest and detain U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for refusing to comply with a subpoena.
Patelโs statement stems from Garlandโs refusal to turn over embarrassing audio recordings of Joe Bidenโs classified documents interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur, which were subpoenaed by Congress.
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to hold Merrick Garland in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena.
Two GOP-led House committees passed resolutions in May recommending US Attorney General Merrick Garland be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over audio of Bidenโs interview with Hur.
Merrick Garland has reportedly โclassified at the highest levelโ the audio tapes of Joe Bidenโs embarrassing interview with Special Counsel Hur. The tapes have been locked away in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), according to investigative journalist Paul Sperry.
The White House previouslyย admittedย in federal court to altering the transcript of Joe Bidenโs testimony with Special Counsel Robert Hur.
The edits were made to artificially inflate Bidenโs competence during his five-hour interrogation about his mishandling of stolen classified documents.
Biden has personally invoked Executive Privilege against The Heritage Foundation and Judicial Watch in an attempt to keep his controversial interview with Special Counsel Hur under wraps.
DOJโs Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) asserted that no administration official has ever faced prosecution for non-compliance with a subpoena when the president has invoked executive privilege. Except if your name is Peter Navarro, Steve Bannon, or any other Republican.
The memo, obtained by The Hill, states, โFor nearly seven decades and across presidential administrations of both parties, the Executive Branch has taken the position that the criminal contempt of Congress statuteโฆ does not apply to Executive Branch officials who do not comply with a congressional subpoena based on a presidential assertion of executive privilege.โ
Byย Jim Hแดft
