Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the written responses submitted by Annie Donaldson, who served as Chief of Staff to former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn, after the Committee sent written questions to her as part of the ongoing investigation into President Trump’s obstruction of justice and other abuses of power. The full transcript of Ms. Donaldson’s answers ... Read more »
Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Chair; and John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Ranking Member sent a letter to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowi... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office: “Today’s hearing will allow us to assess the current state of the Copyright Office and the U.S. copyright system. Each year, core copyright industries employ 5.5 million workers, produce $1.2 trillion in economic activity, and generate roughly $... Read more »
[ DC] – In a victory for the Constitution and 215 Congressional plaintiffs, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied President Trump’s request to delay the challenge brought by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and members of the Senate and House of Representatives to hold him accountable to... Read more »
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law hearing on “Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals”: “I thank the Chair for holding today’s hearing—the first hearing in the 116th Congress on the very important subject of bankruptcy reform. “The Bankruptcy Code, either directly... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has agreed to testify pursuant to a subpoena before both the House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee in open session on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. In announcing the testimony, Nadler and Schiff released ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing with Stacey Abrams, Founder and Chair of Fair Fight Action and former Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, on "Continuing Challenges to the Voting Rights Act Since Shelby County v. Holder”: "The Voti... Read more »
Today, the House Judiciary Committee announced an agreement with Annie Donaldson, former Chief of Staff to former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn, to secure her testimony to Committee questions. The Committee had served Ms. Donaldson with a subpoena for her to appear for a deposition on Monday, June 24, 2019, but because Ms. Donaldson is pregnant and in her third trimester there are concerns... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement at a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet hearing on “The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ideas for Promoting Ethics, Accountability, and Transparency”: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing today. The federal judiciary is a pillar of our nation’s... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released an initial transcript of the Committee’s June 19th interview with former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks. The full transcript is available here. Key takeaways from the Hope Hicks interview include the following: Lawyers for the Trump Administration blocked Ms. Hicks from answering questions 155 times. The White House re... Read more »
