Speaker Johnson calls chaotic Garland contempt hearing ‘regrettable’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) urged lawmakers to show “decorum” after a House Oversight hearing devolved into personal attacks and partisan infighting on Thursday night.

“I think decorum is an important thing for us to maintain around here. And we’ve got to take the emotion out of these things, and deal with the issues on their substance,” Johnson said on Friday, calling the conduct on display at the hearing, held to mark up a resolution finding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, “regrettable.”