2 days Ago By Samantha Flom
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee advanced a resolution on June 27 to hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena to provide materials relating to his work on the president’s memoirs. The panel subpoenaed Mark Zwonitzer, the ghostwriter who authored President Biden’s memoirs “Promise Me, Dad” and “Promises to Keep,” in March for documents related to his work for the president, including audio recordings of their interviews. To date, Mr.
Zwonitzer has not produced any of the requested records. Committee leadership held those objections to be “unfounded.” The Judiciary Committee made its initial request of Mr.
Zwonitzer in February after Mr. Hur wrapped up his investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified documents. In his report, Mr.
Hur concluded that, as a private citizen, Mr. Biden “willfully” retained classified information and disclosed some of it to Mr. Zwonitzer.
The special counsel ultimately declined to recommend charges against the president. One of the reasons cited was an assessment that the president would present to a jury as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” Rep.
Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said Mr. Zwonitzer’s records were crucial to the panel’s oversight work. The committee, he said, must learn the extent of President Biden’s classified disclosures to Mr.
Zwonitzer and the intent behind t.
