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ADVISORY: House Judiciary Democrats to Hold Press Conference on Oversight Agenda Following Mueller Hearing

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5 TODAY, at 12:00 P.M., House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a press conference to discuss the Committee's oversight agenda following the Mueller Hearing, including next steps in obtaining the 6e grand jury materials from the Special Counsel's report and to enforce the Committee's subpoena for former White House Counsel D... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Announces Next Steps in Committee Investigation of Trump Obstruction, Corruption & Abuse of Power

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Committee Goes to Court for Mueller Grand Jury Material Nadler Announces Committee is Considering Whether to Recommend Articles of Impeachment Committee will Issue Subpoenas in August for Testimony Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced the Committee will intensify efforts to hold President Donald Trump accountable as part of its investigation into obstruction, ... Read more »

Nadler & Bass Statement on DOJ Reinstating the Federal Death Penalty

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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA) released the following statement on the Department of Justice reinstating the federal death penalty: “We are extremely concerned about Attorney General Barr’s announcement today that the Department of Justice will resume capital punishment and is sche... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on "Oversight of Family Separation and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Short-Term Custody Under the Trump Administration"

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the hearing on "Oversight of Family Separation and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Short-Term Custody under the Trump Administration:" "In February, the Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine the Trump Administration’s indefensible and repugnant family separation policy.... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on "Oversight of the Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election: Former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III"

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the oversight hearing with former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III: "Director Mueller, thank you for being here. I want to say just a few words about our themes today: responsibility, integrity, and accountability. "Your career, for example, is a model of respons... Read more »

Nadler & Harris Introduce Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Legislation

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Today, U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) introduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, one of the most comprehensive marijuana reform bills ever introduced in the U.S. Congress. “Despite the legalization of marijuana in states across the country, those with criminal convictions... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Demands that Hope Hicks Clarify Testimony Before House Judiciary Committee

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Hope Hicks, former senior Trump Campaign official and former White House Communications Director, demanding that she come before the House Judiciary Committee to clarify her testimony, after a federal judge in New York unsealed evidence which revealed apparent inconsistencies with Hicks’ testimony. Hicks appeared before the Co... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 3239, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 3239, the Humanitarian Standards for Individual in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act: "H.R. 3239, the "Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act," responds to the chaos and cruelty of the Trump Administration’s immigration policy—... Read more »