The Justice Department notified Congress on Thursday that it will not comply with a subpoena for audio recordings of President Biden's interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur.
Jordan and Comer have threatened to launch contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick Garland if the DOJ does comply with the subpoena.
Uriarte argued that the DOJ has complied, by releasing transcripts of Hur's interview with Biden and other documents related to the federal investigation into the president's handling of classified documents.
The DOJ official charged the Judiciary and Oversight committees with failing to "Identify a need for these audio files grounded in legislative or impeachment purposes."
The DOJ had already rebuffed an earlier demand for audio of Hur's interview with Biden, arguing that releasing the recording would make it more difficult for prosecutors to secure interviews with witnesses or suspects in future investigations.
Jordan and Comer issued the subpoena for the audio files in late February.
In addition to the Biden interview transcript, the DOJ has also released a transcript of Hur's interview with the president's ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer.
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