WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives on July 11 rejected an “inherent contempt” resolution that would have fined Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 for every day he fails to comply with a subpoena to provide tapes of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on July 10 forced a vote on the measure. On Thursday, it failed in a 204–210 vote. Four Republicans joined all Democrats in voting down the measure.
The vote was held a month after House Republicans voted to hold Mr. Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with the subpoena. The White House has invoked executive privilege over the tapes. Responding to the contempt referral, Mr. Garland said the House “turned a serious congressional authority into a partisan weapon.”…