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. – Last night, the House Managers in the impeachment trial of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump – Adam Schiff, Jerrold Nadler, Zoe Lofgren, Hakeem Jeffries, Val Demings, Jason Crow, and Sylvia Garcia – issued the following joint statement following the President's response to the summons: |
Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, the House Managers, on behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives, filed with the Secretary of the Senate a Trial Memorandum and Statement of Material Facts in the impeachment trial of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. The Managers' brief sets forth the compelling case against the President that the Managers will present to the U.S. Senate during the impeachment trial. |
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), sent a letter to Attorney General Barr and FBI Director Wray to request documents. The documents requested are necessary to facilitate the Committee's consideration of potential reforms to underlying authorities within the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Full text of the letter is available below:
January 17, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman and impeachment manager, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office announced that President Donald Trump violated the law when he withheld millions in military aid for Ukraine:
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Steve Chabot (R-OH), continued their call for greater public access to our federal court deliberations by reintroducing the Eyes on the Courts Act, legislation to require cameras be permitted in the Supreme Court and all federal appellate courts.
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following remarks, as prepared, on the House floor in support of H.Res. 798, a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump:
"Madam Speaker, the resolution before us today appoints managers to prosecute the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump.
Washington, D.C. –Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee on Foreign Affairs provided additional evidence to the Committee on the Judiciary to be included as part of the official record that will be transmitted to the Senate along with the Articles of Impeachment. |
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement at the start of debate on the House floor in support of H.Res. 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump:
"Madam Speaker, the House of Representatives must now consider two articles of impeachment against President Trump.
"The first article charges that the President used his public office to coerce a foreign government into attacking his political rivals.
Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) delivered the following statement on behalf of the House Judiciary Committee, as prepared, before the House Rules Committee in support of H.Res. 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump: