The Department of Justice informed lawmakers on Friday that it would not pursue charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland, a notice that comes two days after the House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress.
Carlos Uriarte, an assistant attorney general, wrote in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that Garland’s actions “did not constitute a crime.”
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