CNN's Tapper calls out Biden DOJ for withholding Hur tapes: 'No basis'

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CNN anchor Jake Tapper criticized the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday for withholding audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Biden from Congress, saying there was "no basis" for doing so.

Tapper disputed Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., after he argued that Republican lawmakers holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for not releasing the audio was simply an effort to politically damage Biden and boost former President Trump.

"But there’s really no basis for the Justice Department to not give the audio recordings to Congress either," Tapper told Goldman in a CNN clip flagged by The Daily Caller.

BIDEN ASSERTS EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE OVER RECORDINGS FROM CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS PROBE

The discussion happened after months of drama involving the Hur report, the published findings of the DOJ special counsel appointed to investigate Biden for alleged improper handling of classified documents.

The report caused a political firestorm for the Biden administration when it concluded there was evidence that Biden mishandled the documents but declined to recommend charges against the president because of his advanced age and flagging mental acuity.

The official report prompted renewed concerns about Biden’s age and cognitive function, even from mainline liberal outlets like The New York Times, which has since clashed