Oversight of the Department of Justice: Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence

Date:

Wed, 06/24/2020 - 12:00 PM

Location:

CVC 200 CAPITOL

Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Donald Ayer

Adjunct Professor of Law,

Ayer Truth in Testimony

Mr. Aaron Zelinsky

Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland, U.S. Department of Justice

Zelinsky Testimony

Mr. John Elias

Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Elias Testimony

The Honorable Michael Mukasey

Former Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

Mukasey Testimony

Mukasey Truth in Testimony

Meeting Documents

A June 18, 2020 Letter From Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer to Mr. David Z. Seide, Submitted By The Honorable Jerrold Nadler

A June 19, 2020 Letter From Mr. Robert Litt to Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer, Submitted by The Honorable Jerrold Nadler

A June 22, 2020 Letter from Mr. David Z. Seide to Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer, Submitted by The Honorable Jerrold Nadler

A June 22, 2020 Letter from Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer to Mr. Robert Litt, Submitted by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler

A June 23, 2020 Letter from Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer to Mr. David Z. Seide, Submitted by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler

A Statement from DOJ Alumni on the Events Surrounding the Sentencing of Roger Stone, Submitted by the Honorable David Cicilline

A Washington Post Article Titled "I left the Justice Department after it made a disastrous mistake. It just happened again.", Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

A June 19, 2020 Letter from Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Submitted by the Honorable Jim Jordan

A February 5, 2020 DOJ Memorandum Titled "Additional Requirements for the Opening of Certain Sensitive Investigations", Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren

A June 24, 2020 Letter from Former DOJ Antitrust Division Employees to Chairman Nadler and Ranking Member Jordan, Submitted By The Honorable Lucy McBath

A USA Today Op-Ed Titled "Barr, Wray and top security officials: Help us protect the 2020 elections and your vote", Submitted by the Honorable Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

A Letter from DOJ Alumni to Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Submitted by The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

A Statement from DOJ Alumni on the Flynn Case, Submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

A Statement from DOJ Alumni on the Events Surrounding the Sentencing of Roger Stone, Submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

A Letter from Lawyers Allied to Uphold the Rule of Law (LAUROL) to the House Committee on the Judiciary, Submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

A Statement from Former U.S. Attorneys and Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District of New York, Submitted by the Honorable Eric Swalwell

A Just Security Article Titled "10 Top Antitrust Experts Alarmed by Whistleblower Complaint Aginst A.G. Barr - and Office of Professional Responsibility's Opinion", Submitted by the Honorable Eric Swalwell

A Statement Regarding Attorney General William H. Barr From Members of the George Washington University Law School Faculty, Submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

A Statement Regarding Attorney General William H. Barr From Members of the George Washington University Law School Faculty Submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

A June 11, 2020 Letter from Director of the DOJ Office of Professional Management Jeffrey Ragsdale to Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer, Submitted by the Honorable Doug Collins