House fails to pass attempt to fine AG Garland $10,000 a day

The House on Thursday failed to pass a measure to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland for being in contempt of Congress.

Four Republicans in the GOP-controlled House helped stop the effort, according to Politico. The measure failed in a 204-210 vote. There were Republican lawmakers that were absent.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., forced the effort to hold Garland in "inherent contempt" on Wednesday. 

Luna described this as a way to show how serious Congress is about compliance from cabinet officials.

The measure would have required Garland to pay fines of $10,000 per day until he released the audio of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur. 

On Wednesday, Democrats attempted to squash Luna's resolution, but it failed.