ABC News: Biden Exerts Executive Privilege to Block Release of Audio from Documents Interview with Robert Hur

RUSH TRANSCRIPT A little ░░░░░░░░ as we cover Trump ░░░░░░░░ criminal hush money trial ░░░░░░░░ day long and bring ░░░░░░░░ the latest right here ░░░░░░░░ ABC News live Are ░░░░░░░░ some breaking news for ░░░░░░░░ out of Washington The ░░░░░░░░ Department informing House Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Biden will not release ░░░░░░░░ audio of his interview ░░░░░░░░ special counsel Robert Hur ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege it is ░░░░░░░░ move the DoJ says ░░░░░░░░ Shields attorney general Merrick ░░░░░░░░ from any criminal exposure ░░░░░░░░ Republican lawmakers push to ░░░░░░░░ Garland in contempt Who ░░░░░░░░ on Capitol Hill for ░░░░░░░░ Got here and what ░░░░░░░░ the latest right now ░░░░░░░░ Biden s possession of ░░░░░░░░ documents and he released ░░░░░░░░ report in which he ░░░░░░░░ an interview he had ░░░░░░░░ the president This interview ░░░░░░░░ was done months ago ░░░░░░░░ the beginning of the ░░░░░░░░ Hamas war as showing ░░░░░░░░ the president had a ░░░░░░░░ memory He said the ░░░░░░░░ was an elderly man ░░░░░░░░ that the White House ░░░░░░░░ pushes back on But ░░░░░░░░ there s an audio ░░░░░░░░ of that interview And ░░░░░░░░ House Republicans who ve ░░░░░░░░ investigating President Biden and ░░░░░░░░ characterize as an impeachment ░░░░░░░░ learned about that audio ░░░░░░░░ they said we want ░░░░░░░░ audio recording Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ I m not giving ░░░░░░░░ the recording Then they ░░░░░░░░ okay we ll hold ░░░░░░░░ in contempt of Congress ░░░░░░░░ could to criminal prosecution ░░░░░░░░ the White House today ░░░░░░░░ said they re going ░░░░░░░░ on to that audio ░░░░░░░░ exerting something called executive ░░░░░░░░ is the presidential right ░░░░░░░░ essentially keep things secret ░░░░░░░░ Garland in a rare ░░░░░░░░ weighed in on all ░░░░░░░░ this just moments ago ░░░░░░░░ morning Here s a ░░░░░░░░ of what he said ░░░░░░░░ have been a series ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented and frankly unfounded ░░░░░░░░ on the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ effort to threaten to ░░░░░░░░ our investigations and the ░░░░░░░░ in which there are ░░░░░░░░ to an atmosphere that ░░░░░░░░ our agents and our ░░░░░░░░ at risk These are ░░░░░░░░ Look the only thing ░░░░░░░░ can do is continue ░░░░░░░░ do the right thing ░░░░░░░░ will protect this building ░░░░░░░░ its people Reasoning and ░░░░░░░░ White House s reasoning ░░░░░░░░ exerting executive privilege Was ░░░░░░░░ releasing this audio would ░░░░░░░░ other presidents etc From ░░░░░░░░ in special counsel investigations ░░░░░░░░ they allege House Republicans ░░░░░░░░ cut up this audio ░░░░░░░░ use it for political ░░░░░░░░ For today and then ░░░░░░░░ this process is going ░░░░░░░░ play out Audio it ░░░░░░░░ a means trying to ░░░░░░░░ Merrick Garland from any ░░░░░░░░ of criminal prosecution if ░░░░░░░░ is held in contempt ░░░░░░░░ Congress Two different committees ░░░░░░░░ going to vote on ░░░░░░░░ vehicle a legislative bill ░░░░░░░░ speak to hold Garland ░░░░░░░░ contempt of Congress One ░░░░░░░░ having a conversation on ░░░░░░░░ that legislation will look ░░░░░░░░ right now And what ░░░░░░░░ called a markup Another ░░░░░░░░ is going to have ░░░░░░░░ similar markup tonight And ░░░░░░░░ eventually a bill would ░░░░░░░░ theory go to the ░░░░░░░░ floor If it has ░░░░░░░░ support of Speaker Johnson ░░░░░░░░ Garland could be held ░░░░░░░░ contempt Congress Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ know Thank you And ░░░░░░░░ News exclusive have now ░░░░░░░░ you Ukrainian president Volodymyr ░░░░░░░░ inside a hospital on ░░░░░░░░ dire situation his soldiers ░░░░░░░░ facing on the front ░░░░░░░░ You see our foreign ░░░░░░░░ James Longman with him ░░░░░░░░ to zelenskiy as Russia ░░░░░░░░ forward with a new ░░░░░░░░ president Zelenskyy speaks exclusively ░░░░░░░░ News in Kharkiv Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ second largest city More ░░░░░░░░ million people now directly ░░░░░░░░ by Russia s advance ░░░░░░░░ situation is so serious ░░░░░░░░ had to cancel a ░░░░░░░░ trip to Russia despite ░░░░░░░░ danger We join him ░░░░░░░░ he visits