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House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Two Witnesses to Trump Crimes Detailed in Mueller Report

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced the Committee has served subpoenas on Corey Lewandowski and Rick Dearborn for public testimony on September 17, 2019. These witnesses were involved in President Trump’s extensive efforts to obstruct the Special Counsel’s investigation. Chairman Nadler released the following statement: “It is clear that any... Read more »

Nadler & Collins Demand Answers from Bureau of Prisons After Epstein’s Death

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"As the Attorney General stated, 'Mr. Epstein’s death raises serious questions that must be answered.' We agree, and therefore ask that you provide responses to the following questions concerning this incident." Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and Doug Collins (R-GA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to the Acting Director ... Read more »

Nadler & Lofgren Criticize New DHS Rule to Restrict Immigration of Working Class Families

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security's recently released final rule to prevent the immigration of individuals based on the Department's mere suspicion that such individuals may one day use lawfully available public b... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Announces Filing of Lawsuit for Testimony of Former White House Counsel Don McGahn

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Committee Urgently Needs McGahn Testimony for its Investigation into Trump Obstruction, Corruption & Abuse of Power Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced the Committee will continue its efforts to hold President Donald Trump accountable as part of its investigation into obstruction, corruption and abuse of power by Trump and his associates. Nadler announced tha... Read more »

Nadler & Johnson Request Justice Kavanaugh’s White House Records

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Chairman Hank Johnson (D-GA) sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration to request that the National Archives complete its review and release records to the Committee related to Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s service in the White House from 2001 t... Read more »

Nadler, Bass, Jackson Lee & Scanlon Demand Information from AG Barr on Policies that Prevent Human Trafficking Survivors from Accessing Funds to Clear Criminal Records

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Crime Subcommittee Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA), Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and House Judiciary Vice Chair Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), sent a letter to the Department of Justice demanding information regarding the Department’s policies that prohibit the use of grant funding for survivors of human trafficking to access critical l... Read more »

Nadler, Lofgren, Jayapal Statement on Trump Administration Safe-Third Country Agreement with Guatemala

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On Friday, the Trump Administration announced it had signed a safe-third country agreement with Guatemala, which would allow the Administration to remove asylum seekers if they passed through Guatemala on their way to the United States. The Immigration and Nationality Act, however, sets conditions for such agreements, including that the relevant country “have access to a full and fair procedure f... Read more »

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 »