Constitution and Civil Justice (115th Congress)

Top House and Senate Democrats today sent a new letter to the Department of Justice's Chief Ethics Official, Assistant Attorney General Lee J. Lofthus, demanding an in-person meeting and renewing their November 11, 2018, request-to which they received no reply-to immediately be notified in writing as to whether he or any other ethics officials at the Department of Justice have advised Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to recuse himself from the Special Counsel investigation, and to be provided with all ethics guidance Mr. Whitaker has been given to date.

Today, following a call with acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following joint statement:

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Trump's longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to lying to two Congressional committees-the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence-about contacts with the Russian officials on behalf of Donald Trump during the 2016 election:

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing concern over the released HHS Inspector General (IG) Report, which found the migrant children facility in Tornillo, TX, the largest detention center in the nation, failed to conduct the required background checks for employees.

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen notifying them that the Committee will be conducting long-overdue oversight concerning the Administration's family separation and migrant detention policy, and of his expectation that their respective departments will respond to the backlog of unanswered questions and re

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker requesting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) respond to the backlog of requests sent by Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee on matters related to DOJ's decision not to defend against legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which could affect coverage for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions.

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the flawed Office of Legal Counsel opinion that attempts to justify the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general:

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and FBI Director Christopher Wray notifying them of his expectation that the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the FBI will address the backlog of unanswered requests that Committee Members have made concerning voting rights, election security, and specific foreign threats to the integrity of the electio

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and FBI Director Christopher Wray notifying them of his expectation, when Democrats take the Majority in the new year, that the Department of Justice and the FBI will have already addressed the backlog of unanswered requests that have been made concerning legitimate oversight matters under the Committee's jurisdiction.

Top Senate and House Democrats today released a new letter to the Department of Justice's Chief Ethics Official, Assistant Attorney General Lee J. Lofthus, in which they outline the number of serious ethical considerations that should preclude any involvement by President Trump's handpicked Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker with the Special Counsel Mueller's investigation, and that require Mr. Whitaker's immediate recusal. In the letter, the Democrats also request that the Department of Justice's chief ethics officer immediately notify them whether he has advised Mr.

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, issued the following joint statement in response to President Trump's illegal proclamation denying asylum to immigrants fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries:

Last night, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA), Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein sent letters to top Administration officials demanding the preservation of all documents and materials relevant to the work of the Office of the Special Counsel or the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led House Judiciary Committee Democrats in sending letters to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) regarding the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions by President Donald Trump in what appears to be a clear effort to change the supervisory structure for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing criminal investigation.

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump's firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions: