Garland rips 'unfounded' effort to hold him in contempt after Biden asserts executive privilege over Hur audio

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday slammed "unprecedented, frankly unfounded attacks on the Justice Department," defending President Biden's decision to assert executive privilege to block subpoenas for audio of Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur regarding classified documents found in his possession. 

On his way to an FBI memorial for fallen agents, Garland briefly took questions from reporters before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Judiciary...