House Judiciary advances resolution to hold Biden ghostwriter in contempt
Chairman Jordan on Report Recommending that House Cite Biden ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer for Contempt of Congress
Oln 6/27/2024, The House Judiciary Committee forwarded a resolution to hold President Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress, its second such effort to censure those connected with the probe into the president’s handling of classified records. The resolution to hold Mark Zwonitzer in contempt will now go to the full House for consideration, with Democrats accusing Republicans of abusing their power by going after a private citizen. Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the chair of the Judiciary committee, issued a subpoena to Zwonitzer in March after he had refused to voluntarily turn over documents, including audio, video and transcripts of his interviews with Biden for the 2007 book “Promises to Keep” and 2017’s “Promise Me, Dad.”
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House GOP forges ahead with contempt for Biden ghost writer
Zwonitzer, who helped pen Biden’s memoir, was roped into special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation as he reviewed whether the president shared any musings on classified materials referenced in his personal notebooks while working with the ghostwriter. Republicans have asked Zwonitzer to turn over his notes as well as recordings of his conversations with Biden, but the ghostwriter demurred, noting through his attorney that the Justice Department is in possession of all his materials.
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) gave multiple rationales for seeking Zwonitzer’s tapes, suggesting both that they would provide insight into what Biden shared with his ghostwriter and whether Hur erred in failing to bring charges against both men. Zwonitzer initially deleted the audio recordings of his Biden interview, but they were recovered by law enforcement.
“We need the audio recordings and the transcripts,” Jordan said during the hearing “Put simply, they are the best evidence of the president’s mental state,” Jordan said.
“No legal or constitutional privilege protects the information subpoenaed from disclosure,” said Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, chair of the Judiciary Committee. “Mr. Zwonitzer has a legal obligation to turn over the requested materials pursuant to the subpoena — and his willful refusal to comply with our subpoena constitutes contempt of Congress.”
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House forges ahead with contempt for Biden ghostwriter, Biden was receiving $8M for the book