The White House blasted the House Judiciary Committee for holding an hours-long “circus of a hearing' featuring testimony from Attorney General Merrick Garland
Garland fielded questions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, but defended his work at the Justice Department, and maintained he has remained independent and uninvolved in the years-long federal investigation into Hunter Biden.But the White House slammed Republicans, who are leading an impeachment inquiry against President Biden, and once again cast blame for the potential of a looming government shutdown on House GOP lawmakers.
"Extreme House Republicans are running a not-so-sophisticated distraction campaign to try to cover up their own actions that are hurtling America to a dangerous and costly government shutdown," White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations Ian Sams said Wednesday.
He added:"These sideshows won’t spare House Republicans from bearing responsibility for inflicting serious damage on the country."Congress is currently negotiating a continuing resolution to extend the current year’s funding, but without passing a deal by Sept. 30, they risk sending the government into a partial shutdown. hearing to investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of power against Biden on Thursday, Sept. 28.
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