Government Oversight
To advance its legislative agenda, the Judiciary Committee conducts regular oversight of the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, among other government agencies. The Committee is also responsible for determining whether to recommend articles of impeachment against federal officials. In 2019, the Committee advanced two articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump to the House of Representatives.
More on Government Oversight
|
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.Res. 660, a resolution that provides the path forward in the next phase of the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump: |
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 31, 2019)- Today, House Democrats will hold a press conference following the vote on the resolution that will provide a clear path forward as the House enters the next phase of the inquiry, including open hearings on President Donald Trump's abuse of power.
WHO: Rep. James P. McGovern, Chairman of the Rules Committee
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 29, 2019)- Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Rules Committee released text of impeachment procedures for the House Judiciary Committee that are part of impeachment procedures that will be voted on by the full House. The Judiciary impeachment procedures provide clear safeguards for the President during the impeachment inquiry.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) released key takeaways from Chief Judge Beryl Howell's favorable court ruling which ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over redacted 6(e) grand jury material from Special Counsel Mueller's report to the House Judiciary Committee by October 30, 2019.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after Chief Judge Beryl Howell ordered the Department of Justice to turn over redacted 6(e) grand jury material from Special Counsel Mueller's report by October 30, 2019:
|
Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Adam Schiff, Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding reports of the Department of Justice opening a politically motivated investigation into perceived opponents of President Trump: |