Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee advanced a resolution on June 27 to hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena to provide materials relating to his work on the president’s memoirs.
Over the objections of Democrat members, the committee approved the resolution in a 13–11 vote. The resolution will now head to the House floor, though it is unclear if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will bring it up.
The panel subpoenaed Mark Zwonitzer, the ghostwriter who authored President Biden’s memoirs “Promise Me, Dad” and “Promises to Keep,” in March for documents related to his work for the president, including audio recordings of their interviews….