House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint: “President Trump’s budget blueprint starves essential government programs across the board. Under the guise of reprioritizing federal spending in the name of advancing the “safety and security of the American people,” the T... Read more »
On March 10, 2017, the Trump Department of Justice asked all 46 sitting U.S. attorneys to resign from office. At least one U.S. attorney resisted that request—and on March 11, 2017, President Trump fired Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Today, together with Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Ranking Member John Con... Read more »
Watch The Full Hearing Here At a hearing to reexamine the structure of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and senior Judiciary Member and Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called out President Donald Trump’s dangerous misstatements about the Judiciary in response to court rulings that blocked his Muslim/Ref... Read more »
Detroit, MI - On Friday, the Trump Justice Department asked every sitting U.S. Attorney for their resignation. Today, the Trump Administration fired Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee issued the following statement: “I am deeply disturbed by the Trump Administration's decision to termina... Read more »
Today, all seventeen Democratic members of the House Committee on the Judiciary sent a letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), urging the Chairman to conduct greater oversight of the Trump Administration with respect to ongoing connections between his associates and the government of Russia. On March 8, 2017, Committee Republicans sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey, asking for a briefing o... Read more »
In the aftermath of misleading information put forth by Attorney General Jeff Sessions concerning his interaction with Russian operatives, and following a steady stream of troubling revelations related to possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during last year’s presidential election, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats have introduced a resolution of inquiry that could comp... Read more »
Late yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Republicans filed a Committee report to the House, officially blocking Democrats’ efforts to demand transparency from the Trump administration about the President’s wide ranging conflicts and ties to Russia. A copy of the Republicans’ full report is here and a copy of the Democrats’ dissenting views is here. House Rule XIII, Clause 7 provides that “If such... Read more »
Thank you Chairman Goodlatte. Last Congress, I had the honor of working with you, Chairman Grassley, and Senator Leahy in an effort to reform the EB-5 Investor Visa Program. While the proposed DHS regulations would go a long way toward addressing many of our longstanding and serious concerns with the program, there is no substitute to a meaningful legislative solution. I remain confident that we c... Read more »
Today, all House Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to Acting Deputy Attorney General Dana J. Boente, asking the Department of Justice to address the accuracy of assertions made by President Trump accusing President Obama of wiretapping his phones prior to the election—in the wake of widespread reports that FBI Director Comey had asked DOJ to reject such claims. Judiciary Democrats also a... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement: “After listening to comments from President Trump and Attorney General Sessions, I have the following concerns: “First, the Attorney General’s recusal should not be limited to only investigations involving the Trump Campaign. Under 28 CFR § 45.2, the Attorney General is required to recuse hims... Read more »
