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Editorial Roundup: United States
1 month, 1 week ago

Editorial Roundup: United States

Hindustan Times  

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Editorial Roundup: United States Nov. 8 The Washington Post says Democrats hurt themselves trying to protect Joe Biden Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t just call special counsel Robert K. Hur’s report “gratuitous, inaccurate and inappropriate” when it came out in February. Mr. Hur, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to …

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House rejects GOP effort to fine Attorney General Garland for refusal to turn over Biden audio
5 months, 1 week ago

House rejects GOP effort to fine Attorney General Garland for refusal to turn over Biden audio

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday rejected a GOP effort to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 a day until he turns over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case as a handful of Republicans resisted taking an aggressive step against a sitting Cabinet official. But the Justice Department said Garland would not be prosecuted, citing …

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House rejects GOP effort to fine Atty. Gen. Garland for refusal to turn over Biden audio
5 months, 2 weeks ago

House rejects GOP effort to fine Atty. Gen. Garland for refusal to turn over Biden audio

LA Times  

Gen. Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington on June 27. Gen. Merrick Garland $10,000 a day until he turns over audio of President Biden’s interview in his classified documents case as a handful of Republicans resisted taking an aggressive step against a sitting Cabinet official. But the Justice Department said Garland …

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House Republicans sue Attorney General Garland over access to Biden special counsel interview audio
5 months, 3 weeks ago

House Republicans sue Attorney General Garland over access to Biden special counsel interview audio

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Monday filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland for the audio recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel in his classified documents case, asking the courts to enforce their subpoena and reject the White House’s effort to withhold the materials from Congress. The lawsuit states that Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., made …

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Republicans advance contempt charges against Biden’s ghostwriter for refusing to turn over records
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans advance contempt charges against Biden’s ghostwriter for refusing to turn over records

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans advanced a resolution Thursday that would hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over records related to the special counsel investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents. Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the chair of the Judiciary committee, issued a subpoena to Zwonitzer in March after he had refused to voluntarily …

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House Speaker Mike Johnson slams ‘two-tiered justice system’ after DOJ protects AG Garland from Biden audio subpoena
6 months, 1 week ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson slams ‘two-tiered justice system’ after DOJ protects AG Garland from Biden audio subpoena

Hindustan Times  

Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden's special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt of Congress charge. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS “It is sadly predictable that the Biden Administration’s Justice Department will not …

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Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute
6 months, 1 week ago

Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden’s special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt of Congress charge. “It is sadly predictable that the Biden Administration’s Justice Department will not prosecute Garland …

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Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio as Justice Department declines to prosecute
6 months, 1 week ago

Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio as Justice Department declines to prosecute

LA Times  

Gen. Merrick Garland won’t be prosecuted for contempt of Congress after refusing to turn over audio of President Biden’s interview in his classified documents case, said the Justice Department, which has provided the transcript. Gen. Merrick Garland for access to President Biden’s special counsel audio interview, after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt of Congress charge. In a …

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House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio
6 months, 1 week ago

House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case, Republicans’ latest and strongest rebuke of the Justice Department as partisan conflict over the rule of law animates the 2024 presidential campaign. Garland has defended the Justice Department, …

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House votes to hold Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for withholding Biden audio
6 months, 1 week ago

House votes to hold Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for withholding Biden audio

LA Times  

Gen. Merrick Garland, pictured last week, said Wednesday that the House had “turned a serious congressional authority into a partisan weapon.” The House voted Wednesday to hold Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Biden’s interview in his classified documents case, in Republicans’ latest and strongest rebuke of the Justice Department …

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Attorney General Merrick Garland faces grilling on Trump's 'political' criminal verdict and the Biden classified documents probe: Here's how he could hit back
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Attorney General Merrick Garland faces grilling on Trump's 'political' criminal verdict and the Biden classified documents probe: Here's how he could hit back

Daily Mail  

Attorney General Merrick Garland will take the hot seat during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday where he's expected to face a grilling over the Trump conviction and refusing to release audio from President Biden's special counsel interview. It's the top Justice Department official's first time facing lawmakers since a jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying …

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Biden interview sparks 'deepfake' concerns among DOJ
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden interview sparks 'deepfake' concerns among DOJ

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel’s interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S. government could not stop the misuse of artificial intelligence ahead of this year’s election. A conservative group that’s suing to force the release of the recording called the argument a …

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Biden asserts executive privilege over audio of Robert Hur interview in classified documents probe
7 months, 1 week ago

Biden asserts executive privilege over audio of Robert Hur interview in classified documents probe

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege on audio recording …

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Big relief for Joe Biden: White House blocks Republican demands for audio of US President's interview – India TV
7 months, 1 week ago

Big relief for Joe Biden: White House blocks Republican demands for audio of US President's interview – India TV

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden on Thursday moved to block Republicans in the US House of Representatives from obtaining audio recordings of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur over his retention of classified records. In a letter to the chairmen of the House of Representatives Judiciary and Oversight committees, the Justice Department said Biden had asserted executive privilege, a legal …

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House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio
7 months, 2 weeks ago

House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to move forward next week with holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over the unredacted audio of an interview that was conducted as part of the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. House Republicans last month threatened to hold Garland in contempt …

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Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt over Biden documents case
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt over Biden documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans threatened to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he did not turn over unredacted materials related to the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. “The Attorney General released Mr. Hur’s report to Congress and made no redactions or changes, the Department provided documents to Congress including a …

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The Hur interview transcript offers a window into the life of ‘frustrated architect’ Joe Biden
9 months, 1 week ago

The Hur interview transcript offers a window into the life of ‘frustrated architect’ Joe Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden was returning from church a week ago when he stepped out of his armored SUV onto the driveway of his Wilmington, Delaware, home on an important mission: He wanted to inspect the landscaping. Three times over the five hours, Biden told Hur he is a “frustrated architect.” He allowed that his wife, Jill, once offered …

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Politics: President Joe Biden delivers strong State of the Union while Special Counsel Hur has a rough day
9 months, 1 week ago

Politics: President Joe Biden delivers strong State of the Union while Special Counsel Hur has a rough day

Slate  

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and Special Counsel Robert Hur’s congressional testimony; crime and punishment with the Wren Collective’s Jessica Brand; and Congress’s move to ban the Chinese government from TikTok. Mar-a-Lago employee who helped move classified docs speaks with CNN Adam Serwer for The Atlantic: How …

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Joe Biden–Robert Hur special counsel transcript: The president can't stop storytelling.
9 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden–Robert Hur special counsel transcript: The president can't stop storytelling.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. She’s beautiful.” —President Joe Biden in his interview with special counsel Robert K. Hur. But the most explosive apparent evidence of the issue came in February, when special counsel Robert K. Hur issued his report …

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The View descends into shouting match over Robert Hur's Biden testimony
9 months, 1 week ago

The View descends into shouting match over Robert Hur's Biden testimony

Raw Story  

The conversation got heated Wednesday as The View hosts former federal prosecutor Sunny Hostin and ex-Donald Trump staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin debated special counsel Robert Hur's testimony before Congress on Tuesday. He also made clear it is totally different than Donald Trump's handling of classified documents, which was far more egregious and implored elected officials to actually care about protecting …

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Trump accuses Dems of using AI to produce gaffe-filled video montage
9 months, 1 week ago

Trump accuses Dems of using AI to produce gaffe-filled video montage

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social late Tuesday night to claim that a video montage of his gaffes that aired at a congressional hearing was manipulated by artificial intelligence. The montage — which features clips from news outlets that include PBS, MSNBC, Fox News, Newsmax — appeared in rebuttal to special counsel Robert Hur's suggestion in his 345-page …

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Joe Biden clinches Democratic nomination after winning Georgia, and Mississippi primaries, Donald Trump trails close
9 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden clinches Democratic nomination after winning Georgia, and Mississippi primaries, Donald Trump trails close

Hindustan Times  

In the Democratic primary for the 2024 election on Tuesday night, US President Joe Biden secured the nomination by coming first in the Georgia, Mississippi, and Northern Mariana Islands Presidential contests. Celebrating Biden's nomination, Democratic National Convention Chair Minyon Moore rallied support for the Biden-Harris ticket, urging Americans to rally behind the Democratic vision for a free and equitable America. …

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Opinion: Have Democrats finally stopped wimping out?
9 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Have Democrats finally stopped wimping out?

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff questions special counsel Robert Hur on Tuesday, backed by a photograph of a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago where Donald Trump kept boxes of classified documents after he left the White House. One sign was Biden’s plucky State of the Union address last week, in which he took a baker’s dozen shots at “my predecessor” and parried House …

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Watch: Jerry Nadler turns tables at Hur hearing to air damning evidence against Trump
9 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Jerry Nadler turns tables at Hur hearing to air damning evidence against Trump

Raw Story  

Although House Republicans had hoped to use public testimony featuring special counsel Robert Hur as a means to highlight President Joe Biden's alleged memory deficiencies, Rep. Jerry Nadler had other ideas. While questioning Hur, Nadler cited evidence laid out in special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of the former president to draw a contrast between Trump's actions and those of Biden. …

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