Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Special Counsel Hur stated that ``the evidence and the President himself put his memory squarely at issue.'' In his report, Special Counsel Hur noted that during both his and Zwonitzer's interviews with President Biden, the President's memory was ``significantly limited.'' President Biden has contested that. The Democrats contest that. In reality, it is the failure to fully comply with committee subpoenas regarding the audio recordings of the Biden and Zwonitzer interviews that has hindered the House's ability to adequately conduct oversight over Special Counsel Hur regarding his investigative findings and the President's retention and disclosure of classified materials, and it has impeded the committee's impeachment inquiry. The committee must assess whether Special Counsel Hur's declination decision, which was based on President Biden's poor mental state, was consistent with the Department's commitment to impartial justice or whether legislative reforms are necessary regarding special counsel investigations because they are not leading to impartial outcomes. In short, the audio recordings would offer unique and important information to advance the committee's impeachment inquiry and inform the Judiciary Committee as to the need for legislative reforms to the operations of the Department or the conduct of special counsel investigations. Those are legislative purposes.…”