AG Garland: ‘We Will Not Provide Audio’ from Robert Hur Investigation

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Department s ░░░░░░░░ employees Let me be ░░░░░░░░ if anyone who threatens ░░░░░░░░ servants with violence we ░░░░░░░░ hold them accountable and ░░░░░░░░ will continue to protect ░░░░░░░░ democratic institutions like this ░░░░░░░░ and to bring to ░░░░░░░░ all those criminally responsible ░░░░░░░░ the January Sixteenth attack ░░░░░░░░ our democracy as attorney ░░░░░░░░ I will continue to ░░░░░░░░ defend the independence of ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department from improper ░░░░░░░░ or interference of any ░░░░░░░░ and I will continue ░░░░░░░░ fiercely protect the integrity ░░░░░░░░ our criminal investigations Nothing ░░░░░░░░ deter me from from ░░░░░░░░ my obligation to uphold ░░░░░░░░ rule of law fulfilling ░░░░░░░░ obligation includes ensuring that ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department respects Congress ░░░░░░░░ important role in our ░░░░░░░░ That is why we ░░░░░░░░ gone to extraordinary lengths ░░░░░░░░ ensure that the committee ░░░░░░░░ responses to it s ░░░░░░░░ requests for information That ░░░░░░░░ why I provided the ░░░░░░░░ with special counsel hers ░░░░░░░░ while the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ for more than five ░░░░░░░░ and why we have ░░░░░░░░ beyond precedent to provide ░░░░░░░░ committee with the transcripts ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel s ░░░░░░░░ with the president But ░░░░░░░░ have made clear that ░░░░░░░░ will not provide audio ░░░░░░░░ from which the transcripts ░░░░░░░░ you already have were ░░░░░░░░ Releasing the audio shill ░░░░░░░░ with the department in ░░░░░░░░ investigations and it could ░░░░░░░░ witnesses answers if they ░░░░░░░░ the audio of their ░░░░░░░░ enforcement interviews would be ░░░░░░░░ to Congress and the ░░░░░░░░ In response certain members ░░░░░░░░ this committee and the ░░░░░░░░ Committee are seeking contempt ░░░░░░░░ a means of obtaining ░░░░░░░░ no legitimate purpose sensitive ░░░░░░░░ enforcement information that could ░░░░░░░░ the integrity of future ░░░░░░░░ This effort is only ░░░░░░░░ most