House GOP threatens to hold Garland in contempt

Driving the news: House Oversight Committee ChairJames Comer (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), in a letter to Garland, wrote that the redacted transcripts of the interview that the DOJ turned over are "insufficient."

• The two committee chairs subpoenaed the Justice Department last month for any transcripts, video or audio recordings from the sit-down.
• "The Department failed to produce the audio recordings," they wrote on Monday, adding that they "specifically prioritized" that demand in a letter earlier this month.

Between the lines: "The Committees expect you to produce all responsive materials no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 8," Jordan and Comer wrote.

• "If you fail to do so, the Committees will consider taking further action, such as the invocation of contempt of Congress proceedings."

The other side: A DOJ spokesperson told Axios that the department has been "extraordinarily transparent" with Congress.

• "The Attorney General released Mr. Hur's report to Congress and made no redactions or changes, the Department provided documents to Congress including a copy of the President's interview transcript, and Mr. Hur testified before Congress for more than five hours," the spokesperson said.
• "Given the Department's ongoing and extensive cooperation, we hope they will reconsider this unnecessary escalation."