House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement in response to the news that President-elect Donald Trump has named Breitbart News Executive Chairman Steve Bannon as White House Chief Strategist: “Steve Bannon is the standard-bearer for the worst instincts in American society. “Whether or not Mr. Bannon personally trades in violence, racism,... Read more »
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 10:00 a.m. Full Committee Markup H.R. 5422, “To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes” H.R. 1669, the “Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015” 2237 Rayburn House Office Building Read more »
Detroit, MI – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) today released the following statement on the passing of former United States Attorney General Janet Reno: “For eight years I worked with Janet Reno and for many more she remained a great friend. Janet broke barriers as the first woman to serve our nation as U.S. Attorney General. Throughout her career, she served our... Read more »
Today, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey sent a letter to Congress reporting that the FBI has completed its review of emails to or from Hillary Clinton when she served as Secretary of State. Based on its review, the FBI stands by its recommendation that no criminal charges are warranted in its investigation of Secretary Clinton's use of a private email server. House Judic... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 4, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and Rep. John Conyers, Jr., the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary, sent a letter calling on the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an immediate investigation to determine the source of multiple unauthorized—and often inaccurate—leaks from within the FBI ... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) today released the following statements after the White House announced the commutation of the sentences of 72 individuals: “I welcome the continued work by the President and his administration in commuting sentences, but the need to do so indicates the ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 28, 2016) – Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings and John Conyers, Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary, sent the following letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey: October 28, 2016 The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch The Honorable James Comey Attorney General Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation U.... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) released the following statements after the White House announced the commutation of the sentences of 98 individuals this week: “President Obama continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to addressing unfairness in our criminal justice system by commu... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement: “There has already been a lengthy and thorough investigation into Secretary Clinton’s use of a personal email server. Nothing in today’s letter suggests that the FBI or the Department of Justice will reach a different conclusion than the one they reached months ago, when they decided criminal ... Read more »
A bipartisan coalition of Senate and House lawmakers today asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch to provide Congress with more information about a proposed expansion of government hacking and surveillance powers. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., with House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. John Conyers, Jr., D-M... Read more »
