<p>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is urging colleagues to support her resolution to empower the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> sergeant-at-arms to detain Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/merrick-garland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Merrick Garland</a>.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-sergeant-at-arms-could-take-garland-into-custody-under-gop-proposal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">measure</a> comes in response to Garland refusing to share audio from the classified documents probe against President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> in compliance with subpoenas.</p>
<p>Luna posted a photo to X on Monday showing a hand holding a stack of envelopes and stating that her team was delivering a letter to every other House Republican.</p>
<p>In the letter, which has been <a href="https://x.com/RepLuna/status/1805279017609601368" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> online, Luna said she plans to call up her resolution to hold Garland in inherent contempt of Congress in &#8220;the next few days.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The urgency of this situation cannot be overstated,&#8221; Luna wrote in the missive. &#8220;Our ability to legislate effectively and fulfill our constitutional duties is at stake.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Read the letter: <a href="https://t.co/vUmNepV9dO">https://t.co/vUmNepV9dO</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLuna/status/1805280640713031784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>At issue are audio files of interviews with Biden and his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, conducted as part of special counsel Robert Hur&#8217;s classified documents investigation.</p>
<p>Hur&#8217;s team declined to recommend charges against Biden, who is running for re-election, but described him as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-wont-prosecute-merrick-garland-house-gop-held-contempt-biden-tapes-rcna157261" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refuses</a> to prosecute Garland despite the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-hold-garland-in-contempt-for-withholding-biden-docs-case-audio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voting</a> to hold him in contempt because Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-asserts-executive-privilege-over-tapes-in-docs-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asserted</a> executive privilege over the tapes.</p>
<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/justice-department-prosecute-garland-contempt-refusal-provide-audio-111134793" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has vowed</a> to take legal action as the next step, but Luna is not waiting around to see whether a court battle will produce results.</p>
<p>Luna&#8217;s <a href="https://luna.house.gov/posts/breaking-rep-luna-introduces-resolution-to-hold-attorney-general-merrick-garland-in-inherent-contempt-of-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a>, if enacted, could lead to the House sergeant-at-arms <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/16/congress/garland-contempt-vote-00158433" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taking Garland into custody</a> if the attorney general continues to defy the subpoenas.</p>
<p>It would be the first time one of the chambers of Congress has used its inherent contempt powers <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/01/18/congress-ability-to-twist-arms-is-limited-unless-it-wants-to-arrest-bannon-itself/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to hold</a> someone <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-06-11/what-is-contempt-of-congress-and-why-does-it-matter#:~:text=The%20third%20option%20is%20a,1934%20under%20the%20Hoover%20administration." target="_blank" rel="noopener">since 1934</a> during the Hoover administration.</p>
<p>Lawmakers got transcripts of the interviews but Republicans say they need the audio for oversight purposes. Democrats claim their GOP colleagues are motivated by politics.</p>
<p>Fox News reported Garland <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1804268648216887592" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reached out</a> to moderate Republicans, pressing them to reject Luna&#8217;s effort. There may be an attempt to table the measure before it gets a final vote.</p>
<p>Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) is the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sole-republican-to-oppose-garland-contempt-explains-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sole member</a> of the House GOP who broke ranks and joined with Democrats in voting against holding Garland in contempt earlier this month.</p>
<p>“As a former prosecutor, I cannot in good conscience support a resolution that would further politicize our judicial system to score political points,” he said in a statement.</p>
<p>Joyce added, &#8220;The American people expect Congress to work for them, solve policy problems, and prioritize good governance. Enough is enough.&#8221;</p>

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