Letters

Letters of the 119th Congress | Session One

July 31, 2025: Raskin Letter to Majority Leader Thune and Minority Leader Schumer Regarding Nomination of Jeanine Pirro to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia

July 17, 2025: Raskin, Thompson, Garcia, Meeks Letter to DHS Secretary Noem, Secretary of State Rubio Regarding Deal to Imprison Immigrants in El Salvador

July 9, 2025: Raskin, Blumenthal, Scott Letter to EEOC Acting Chair Lucas Regarding Trump Administration Law Firm Shakedown

July 8, 2025: Raskin, Goldman, Judiciary Democrats Letter to AG Bondi Regarding the Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Report on Trump’s Mishandling of Classified Documents, Epstein Files

June 26, 2025: Raskin, Garcia Letter to Senators Paul, Peters, Regarding OSC Nominee Ingrassia

June 23, 2025: Raskin, Thompson, Correa, Jayapal Letter Warning DHS Secretary Noem She Is Breaking Federal Law as She Blocks Oversight of ICE Facilities

June 18, 2025: Raskin Letter to FBI Director Patel Regarding FBI Role in Detaining and Assaulting Senator Padilla

June 18, 2025: Raskin Letter to AG Bondi, FBI Director Patel, DHS Secretary Noem Regarding Gutting of Counterterrorism Infrastructure

June 4, 2025: Raskin Letter to Secretary Pete Hegseth Regarding Hegseth Being Designated the Official Recipient of a $400 Million Jetliner

June 3, 2025: Raskin Letter to AG Bondi Regarding DOJ's Efforts to Chill Congressional Oversight by Charging Rep. McIver

June 3, 2025: Raskin, Nadler Letter to Jim Jordan Regarding DHS Forcibly Entering Nadler's District Office

May 30, 2025: Raskin Letter to Ed Martin Regarding Corrupt Pardon Spree

May 28, 2025: Raskin Letter to Trump Regarding Crypto Dinner Guest List

May 21, 2025: Raskin Letter to U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Regarding Qatari Plane Pressure Campaign

May 20, 2025: Raskin Letter to DOJ OIG Horowitz Regarding Suspicious Timing of Stock Sale By AG Pam Bondi

May 15, 2025: Raskin, House Judiciary Democrats Letter to Department of Justice, White House Counsel’s Office Regarding All Materials Related to the Constitutionality of the President’s Acceptance of the Qatari Plane

May 14, 2025: Raskin, Connolly, Morelle Letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent concerning WinRed, Musk PAC, and Trump Crypto Ventures

May 12, 2025: Raskin Letter to DOJ IOG Horowitz Regarding Ed Martin

May 6, 2025: House Judiciary Committee Democrats Letter to Attorney General Bondi Regarding OJP Grant Terminations

April 29, 2025: Raskin, Thompson, Connolly Letter to Trump Administration Regarding El Salvador Mega-Prison Contract

April 23, 2025: Raskin, Schiff, Booker Letter to Deputy Attorney General Blanche on Attempt to Intimidate Oyer

April 21, 2025: Raskin, Johnson Letter to Chief Justice John Roberts Regarding Judicial Security

April 18, 2025: Raskin, Blumenthal Letter to Law Firm Kirkland & Ellis

April 18, 2025: Raskin, Blumenthal Letter to Law Firm Simpson Thatcher

April 18, 2025: Raskin, Blumenthal Letter to Law Firm Latham & Watkins

April 18, 2025: Raskin, Blumenthal Letter to Law Firm A&O Shearman

April 18, 2025: Raskin, Blumenthal Letter to Law Firm Cadwalader

April 10, 2025: Raskin, Jayapal, Escobar Letter to Trump to End Detention of Immigrant Families

April 3, 2025: Raskin Letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio Regarding Trump Administration helping Tate Brothers Leave Romania

March 28, 2025: Raskin, Durbin, House and Senate Democrats Letter to Attorney General Bondi on Reversing Course on Unjustified Firings of Immigration Judges

March 27, 2025: Raskin Letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio Regarding the Alien Enemies Act

March 24, 2025: Raskin, Scott, Connolly Letter to Trump Regarding EEOC Commissioners Removals

March 26, 2025: Raskin Letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel Regarding the Trump Administration's Reckless use of Signal

March 21, 2025: Raskin, Pallone Letter to Trump Regarding FTC Firings

March 18, 2025: Raskin, Connolly Letter to DOGE Regarding FOIA Request

March 18, 2025: Raskin, Connolly FOIA Request

March 12, 2025: Raskin Letter to Trump on Inherent Contempt

March 11, 2025: Raskin, Durbin, Judiciary Immigration Leaders Letter Challenging Constitutional Basis Of Trump’s Sham “Invasion” Declaration

March 3, 2025: Ranking Members Raskin, McBath Letter Pressing for Details on Trump Executive Order Threatening Life-Saving Gun Regulations

March 3, 2025: Ranking Members Raskin, Crockett Letter Demanding Answers on DOJ's Corrupt Bargain with Mayor Adams and Attempted Cover-Up

February 13, 2025: Ranking Members Raskin, Scott, and Connolly Letter Demanding Accountability for Unlawful Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox

February 7, 2025: Raskin, Ross, Judiciary Colleagues Letter Demanding Probe into Elon Musk’s Conflicts of Interest and Potential Violations of Federal Law

February 6, 2025: Raskin Letter Calling on Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin to Halt Purge of January 6 Prosecutors at the DOJ

February 6, 2025: Raskin Letter Calling on Attorney General Pamela Bondi to Halt Purge of Career Officials at the DOJ

February 6, 2025: Raskin Letter Calling on Kash Patel, FBI Director Nominee to Halt Purge of Career Officials at the FBI

February 4, 2025: Raskin, Jayapal, McBath Letter to DOJ on Trump Administration’s Dangerous Diversion of Law Enforcement Officials

February 4, 2025: Raskin, Jayapal Letter to DHS, ICE on U.S. citizens caught up in ICE enforcement

February 4, 2025: Ranking Members Letter to President Donald Trump Demanding Information on DOGE Access to Sensitive and Classified Information

February 3, 2025: House Judiciary Democrats Letter Demanding DOJ Release Special Counsel Jack Smith's Full Report After Department Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Trump’s Co-Conspirators

January 29, 2025: Letter to Secretary Rubio to Immediately Restore Refugee Resettlement Services

January 28, 2025: Raskin & Connolly Letter to Acting U.S. Attorney General James R. McHenry Demanding Answers Regarding Widespread Firings, Involuntary Reassignments of Career Employees at DOJ

January 25, 2025: House Democratic Ranking Members Letter Demanding President Trump Comply with the Law

January 15, 2025: House Judiciary Democrats Letter Urging AG Garland to Release Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Full Report on President-Elect Trump’s Mishandling of Classified Documents

Letters of the 118th Congress | Session One

August 22, 2023: Letter to Chairman Jordan Regarding Amicus Brief Filed Before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Missouri v. Biden

Letters of the 117th Congress | Session Two

May 19, 2022: Nadler & Johnson Letter Requesting D.C. Circuit Workplace Climate Survey Report

March 9, 2022: Bipartisan Judiciary Committee Members Refer Amazon to DOJ for Potential Criminal Conduct by Senior Executives

March 8, 2022: Nadler & Johnson Letter Requesting Special Committee to Investigate Hiring of Law Clerk with History of Racist, Bigoted Conduct

February 11, 2022: Letter to Meta Seeking Answers on Inaccurate Anti-Abortion Advertisements & Censoring of Accurate Abortion Information

February 3, 2022: Letter to DOJ, FBI Requesting Briefing on Bomb Threats Against HBCUs

Letters of the 117th Congress | Session One

December 23, 2021: Letter to DOJ IG to Investigate FBI Surveillance Operations Against Protestors in Portland

November 10, 2021: Letter to Judiciary Urging Investigation into Hiring of Law Clerk with History of Racist, Bigoted Conduct by Two Federal Judges

October 18, 2021: Antitrust Subcommittee Members Letter to Amazon with Final Chance to Correct the Record Following a Series of Misleading Testimony and Statements

September 27, 2021: Letter to Treasury Department to Prevent Use of ARP Funds to Build New Prisons

September 7, 2021: House Judiciary Democrats Urge AG Garland to Use Full Force of DOJ to Combat Texas Abortion Ban

June 17, 2021: House Judiciary Democrats Request Documents From DOJ on Surveillance of Members of Congress, Journalists

June 16, 2021: Spotify’s response to the letter of June 2 seeking information on Discovery Mode

June 9, 2021: Transcript of Judiciary Committee's Interview with Former White House Counsel Don McGahn

June 8, 2021: Letter Urging DOJ to Reverse Position on Trump Defamation Lawsuit

June 2, 2021: Letter to Spotify Requesting Information on "Discovery Mode" Feature

March 3, 2021: Letter to President Biden Urging Issuance of Domestic Terrorism Data Report

February 9, 2021: Reply Memorandum to the Trial Memorandum filed by former President Donald J. Trump

February 8, 2021: Replication to the Response to the Summons of former President Donald J. Trump to the Article of Impeachment

February 2, 2021: Trial Memorandum of the United States House of Representatives in the Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump

February 2, 2021: Letter to President Biden on Recommendations for Rebuilding the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

February 1, 2021: Letter to DHS Urging Agency to Follow New Enforcement Priorities

January 29, 2021: Letter to DOJ Seeking Answers on DOJ's Prosecution of January 6th Insurrectionists

January 16, 2021: Letter to FBI, DHS, DNI, NCTC to Request Documents, Briefings on Insurrection at Capitol and Threats to Stop Peaceful Transition of Power

January 12, 2021: Report by Majority Staff to Accompany H. RES. 24, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, For High Crimes and Misdemeanors.

January 11, 2021: Letter to OMB Condemning Trump Administration's Last-Minute Attempt to Gut Civil Rights Act

January 7, 2021: Letter to FBI Seeking Briefing on Deadly Attack on U.S. Capitol

Letters of the 116th Congress | Session Two

December 18, 2020: Letter to DOJ to Halt Remaining Federal Execution Orders

November 25, 2020: Letters Requesting Information on Conversions of Political Appointees to Civil Service Positions During Trump Administration

November 23, 2020: Letter to GSA Demanding Ascertainment of President-Elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris

November 16, 2020: Letter to OMB, OIRA Urging Outgoing Trump Administration Against Midnight Rulemaking

November 10, 2020: Letters Directing White House and Federal Agencies to Preserve Documents

October 28, 2020: Letter to DOJ, ODNI IG to Review Counterintelligence Investigation of President Trump’s Finances

October 12, 2020: Amicus Brief Opposing Texas Governor's Order Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Boxes

October 7, 2020: Letter to DOJ, DHS IG Requesting Investigation into Deployment of Border Patrol Snipers at Funeral for George Floyd

September 23, 2020: Letter from JCUS Secretary regarding H.R. 8235

September 23, 2020: Letter to DHS Regarding Medical Procedures Performed on Women Detained at Irwin County Detention Center

September 18, 2020: Letter to DOJ IG Seeking Emergency Inspector General Investigation Into AG Barr's Efforts to Improperly Influence November Presidential Election

September 15, 2020: Letter to IG Demanding Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women

September 8, 2020: Letter to State, DHS, HHS Calling On Trump Administration to Consult Congress About Refugee Resettlement

August 31, 2020: Letter to ODNI Urging Immediate Rescheduling of In-Person Election Security Briefings

August 21, 2020: Bicameral Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration Ban on All Asylum Claims Outside of Ports of Entry

August 20, 2020: Letter to WH, DHS Urging Temporary Protections for Lebanese Nationals Following Beirut Blast

August 11, 2020: Comment Letter Opposing Trump Administration Rule Exploiting COVID-19 to Restrict Asylum

August 4, 2020: Letter to State, DHS, DOL Regarding Proclamation 10052 Impact on H1-B Health Workers and Researchers During COVID-19 Pandemic

FACT SHEET: H.R. 2214, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants "NO BAN" Act

FACT SHEET: H.R. 5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020

July 19, 2020: Letter to DOJ, DHS IG Requesting Investigation Into Trump Administration Use of Force Against Protestors

July 16, 2020: Comment Letter Opposing Trump Administration Rule Restricting Asylum

July 13, 2020: Transcript of Judiciary Committee's Interview with Former SDNY Prosecutor Geoffrey Berman

July 9, 2020: Opening Statement of Geoffrey S. Berman Before the House Judiciary Committee

June 15, 2020: Letter to DOJ, HHS Denouncing Rollback of Civil Rights Protections in Healthcare

June 11, 2020: Letter to BOP Regarding Deployment of BOP Officers in DC Following Peaceful Protests

June 10, 2020: Letter from USPTO Regarding Impact of COVID-19 on Operations

June 10, 2020: Amicus Brief Filing in United States v. Michael Flynn

June 8, 2020: Letter to Judicial Conference Against Withdrawing Draft Advisory Opinion 117

June 5, 2020: Letter to DOJ, DEA Condemning Expansion of Authority Against Peaceful Protestors

June 5, 2020: Letter to OMB Regarding Apparent Exploitation of COID-19 Pandemic to Push Deregulatory Agenda

June 4, 2020: Letter to GAO Seeking Investigation Into Sharing of DACA Recipients' Personal Information Within DHS

June 3, 2020: Letter to DOJ, DOD, DHS, Interior Regarding Use of Force Against Peaceful DC Protestors

May 28, 2020: Letter to DOJ Demanding Investigation in Response to Recent Murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor & George Floyd "

May 28, 2020: Letter to HHS IG to Investigate Reports ICE Preventing Reunification, Deporting Unaccompanied Minors

May 28, 2020: Letter to DHS, ICE to Halt Deportation of Unaccompanied Children, Guarantee Due Process Protections

May 21, 2020: Letter to ICE, DHS Regarding "Binary Choice" Policy During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 19, 2020: Letter to DHS, ICE to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers

May 15, 2020: Letter to USMS Regarding Handling of COVID-19 Pandemic

May 12, 2020: Letter to State, DHS, HHS Regarding Administration's Legal Explanation for Halting Asylum Processing

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