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Joint Statement of Judiciary Chair Nadler, Intelligence Chair Schiff, and Oversight Chair Cummings Reacting to Barr Summary of Mueller Report

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) released the following joint statement in response to Attorney General William Barr’s letter summarizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report: "After reading the Attorn... Read more »

House Committee Chairs Joint Statement Calling for Full Disclosure of Mueller Report from DOJ and Release of Underlying Evidence to Relevant Committees

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On February 22, the chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr to inform him of their expectation that he will make Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report public “without delay.” Today, after the Department of Justice informed Congress that Special Counsel Mueller had submitted his final report to Attorney General Barr, House Jud... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Invites Former Head of ORR Scott Lloyd To Clarify Testimony on Administration's Family Separation Policy

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Scott Lloyd, the former head of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requesting that he clarify statements made during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on February 26, 2019. Full text of the letter is available here and below: March 22, 2019 Scott Lloy... Read more »

Following Meeting with Former Acting AG Whitaker, Chairman Nadler Demands Answers on White House's Expansive Claims of Executive Privilege

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Following his meeting with former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker last week, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Steven Engel, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, demanding that the Department of Justice follow government policy and ascertain from the White House whether the President plans to assert executive privilege on questions rel... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Update on Initial 81 Document Requests as Part of House Judiciary Committee's Investigation into Threats Against the Rule of Law

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Two weeks ago, the House Judiciary Committee sent letters to 81 individuals, agencies, and entities requesting documents pertaining to the Committee's ongoing investigation into public corruption, obstruction of justice, and abuse of power by President Trump, his associates, and members of his Administration. The letters instructed that the document requests be answered by March 18. At this point... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement on Resolution Calling for Full Release of Special Counsel Mueller's Final Report

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) spoke on the House floor in support of H.Con.Res. 24, which calls for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report to be released to the public and to Congress. Below are Rep. Nadler's full remarks, as prepared, and a video can be foundhere: "H. Con. Res. 24 expresses the Sense of Congress that any report Special Counsel... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Lauds Committee Passage of Bipartisan Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

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Today, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1585, the bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 (VAWA), by a vote of 22 to 11. The legislation now heads to the House floor for a full vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homel... Read more »