The Attorney General must draw a line that safeguards the Department from improper political influence and protects our principles, our law enforcement work, and the people who carry out that work independently, without fear or favor.
The Committees seek to hold the Attorney General in contempt not for failing in his duties, but for upholding them.
Republicans have failed to provide any reason that the audio would add further value to their efforts to investigate Biden.
With the information from Mr. Hur's investigation now largely public, President Biden determined that asserting the privilege over the remaining materials sought by the Committees is consistent with that longstanding DOJ policy.
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