Government Oversight

Chairman Nadler Rejects DOJ Demand that House Cancel Contempt Vote Before Resuming Negotiations

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The Chairman Urges DOJ to Respond to Earlier Offers, Resume Negotiations without Conditions Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent the following response to Attorney General William Barr regarding the Department of Justice demanding that the U.S. House of Representatives cancel a contempt vote against Attorney General Barr for his failure to comply with a subpoena fo... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement Following Deadline for Judiciary Committee's Subpoena of Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson Documents

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a statement following Hope Hicks' and Annie Donaldson's response to the subpoenas for documents as part of the Committee's ongoing investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates, and members of his Administration: "As part of President Trump’s ... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on "Threats to Reproductive Rights in America"

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during the Committee's first hearing on abortion rights in the 116th Congress. The hearing, which took place in the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, focused on threats to reproductive rights at the state and court level, and how Congress can respond: ... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee to Hold Series of Hearings on Mueller Report

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Next Hearing Will Feature Former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean The House Judiciary Committee will continue hearings focused on the alleged crimes and other misconduct laid out in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The next hearing entitled “Lessons from the Mueller Report: Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes” will take place on June 10th. The hearing will feature former White Hou... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Launches Bipartisan Investigation into Competition in Digital Markets

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Committee will investigate the rise and use of market power online and assess the adequacy of existing antitrust laws and current enforcement levels Today, the House Judiciary Committee announced a bipartisan investigation into competition in digital markets. The investigation will include a series of hearings held by the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on the rise of ... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Response to Special Counsel Mueller's Statements on Conclusion of Investigation

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement in response to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's press conference on the conclusion of his investigation into President Trump and his associates: "We would like to thank Special Counsel Robert Mueller for his service to our nation over the past two years. In his statement this morning, Special Counsel Mueller r... Read more »

ICYMI: Nadler, Lofgren, Jayapal, Scanlon Demand DHS Investigation Into Child Migrant Deaths

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ICYMI: Nadler, Lofgren, Jayapal, Scanlon Demand DHS Investigation Into Child Migrant Deaths Last week, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Immigration and Citizenship Vice Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and House Judiciary Vice Chair Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), wrote to Acting Department of Homeland Security ... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Issues Subpoenas for Hope Hicks & Annie Donaldson

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued subpoenas to Annie Donaldson, former chief of staff for former White House counsel Don McGahn and for Hope Hicks, former White House Communications Director. The subpoenas were issued for testimony and documents related to the House Judiciary Committee's ongoing investigation into obstruction of justice, public corrupti... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Opening Statement Regarding Former White House Counsel Don McGahn's Failure to Appear for Hearing into President Trump's Obstruction of Justice

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing where former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II failed to appear as part of the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into obstruction of justice, corruption, and abuses of power by President Trump and his associates: "More than a year ago, White House Counsel Don ... Read more »