Government Oversight

Chairman Nadler Statement on White House Blocking Former White House Counsel Don McGahn from Testifying on Evidence of Obstruction of Justice by President Trump

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the White House directing former White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II to defy a subpoena for his testimony tomorrow as part of the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into obstruction of justice, corruption, and abuses of power by President Trump and his associates: "The Mueller Report docu... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Tells White House that Obstruction, Corruption & Abuse of Power Investigation Must Continue

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to the White House counsel Pat Cipollone in response to the White House counsel’s letter demanding that the House Judiciary Committee end its investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption and abuses of power. In his letter, Chairman Nadler debunks the White House’s claims, details the su... Read more »

Tomorrow: House Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on Ending Forced Arbitration

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On May 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on forced arbitration. The hearing will focus on forced arbitration clauses which are often buried in the fine print of employment contracts and signed in haste by employees as a precondition for employment, without the benefit of legal counsel. These clauses are often used by businesses to limit scrutiny and accounta... Read more »

Chairman Nadler’s Statement on WH Letter Demanding the Judiciary Committee End Obstruction, Corruption & Abuse of Power Investigation

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to White House counsel Pat Cipollone’s letter demanding that the House Judiciary Committee end its investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption and abuse of power: “Today, the White House made the extraordinary demand that the Committee discontinue its inquiry into obstruction of j... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement for Hearing on Executive Privilege and Congressional Oversight

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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks for the hearing on executive privilege and congressional oversight: "For more than 200 years, Congress has exercised its power under Article I of the Constitution to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch. Congress’s "power of inquiry"—recognized by the Supreme Court in case after ca... Read more »

Nadler, Bass & Judiciary Dems Probe DOJ Policing Policies & Handling of Pattern and Practice Investigations Nationwide

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Chairwoman & Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA) and several House Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice to probe the handling of consent decrees and pattern and practice complaints, to request communicatio... Read more »