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.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the markup on the motion to permit Committee staff to question Attorney General William Barr following the end of Member questioning at tomorrow's oversight hearing of the Department of Justice: |
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler released a statement in response to reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller wrote to Attorney General William Barr last month to object to the Attorney General's summary of his report:
In a victory for Members of Congress, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has now denied, in full, President Trump's motion to dismiss the challenge brought by roughly 200 Members of the Senate and House of Representatives, to hold him accountable to the Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause. On learning this news, the lead plaintiffs and their counsel issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 25, 2019)-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Bennie G.
On May 2, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing with Attorney General William Barr regarding Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report and related matters.
Witness: Attorney General William Barr, U.S. Department of Justice
Date: May 2, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington D.C.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler released a statement in response to reports that the White House will force former White House Counsel Don McGahn to defy the subpoena issued for his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee:
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a subpoena to former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II for testimony and documents related to the Committee's ongoing investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates and members of his Administration. Following revelations uncovered during the course of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into obstruction of justice by President Trump, the House Judiciary Committee is seeking public testimony from Mr.
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement addressing Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General William Barr's decision to overturn current immigration law to strip asylum seekers who pass a credible fear screening of the right to a bond hearing:
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a subpoena for the full Mueller report and underlying evidence related to the Special Counsel's investigation.
Below is a statement from Chairman Nadler, and a copy of the subpoena can be found here:
"I have issued a subpoena to the Department of Justice for the full version of the Mueller report and the underlying evidence. The Department is required to comply with that subpoena by May 1.