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Washington, D.C. –Following today's U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruling in the House Judiciary Committee v. McGahn case, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) issued the following joint statement: |
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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Department of Justice oversight hearing with Attorney General William Barr: |
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Washington, D.C. – Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration continued to use violent tactics against protestors in Portland, Oregon throughout the weekend. |
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released a transcript of the Committee's July 9th interview with Geoffrey Berman, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). |
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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the following joint statement on President Trump's decision to commute the sentence of Roger Stone: |
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee conducted a transcribed interview with Geoffrey Berman, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). In June, Attorney General William Barr attempted to push Berman out of office and bring in his handpicked replacement to run SDNY. Berman ultimately stepped down after ensuring that his deputy would act as interim U.S. Attorney. |
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to grant certiorari in Department of Justice v. House Committee on the Judiciary: |
Chairman Nadler Floor Statement in Support of H.R. 6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020
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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement, as prepared, on the House floor in support of H.R. 6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020: "It is one of the most complicated, technical statutes we handle. "But the story of FISA, and how Congress reacts to its use, is really very simple. |
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee filed a petition for rehearing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in its litigation to enforce its subpoena to former White House Counsel Don McGahn. Last Friday, a divided three-judge panel held that the judiciary has no place resolving these types of disputes. As today's petition argues, "this unprecedented ruling compels the attention of the full Court."
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the appeals court decision inCommittee on the Judiciary v. McGahn: |
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter signed by 23 Judiciary Committee Democratic Members confirming Attorney General William Barr will testify before the Committee on March 31st to address numerous concerns regarding his leadership of the Department of Justice and the President's improper influence over the Department and our criminal justice system.
Full text of the letter confirming Attorney General Barr's testimony can be found below:
February 12, 2020
The Honorable William Barr
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff released an analysis of President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Budget. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement concerning the proposed budget:
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr to demand answers after Senator Lindsey Graham and Attorney General Barr admit that Rudy Giuliani is sending information concerning Ukraine to the Department of Justice through a special intake process. Full text of the letter is available below: February 10, 2020 The Honorable William Barr Dear Attorney General Barr, |
Washington, D.C. – On February 13, 2020 the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet will hold a hearing on "Protecting Federal Judiciary Employees from Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, and Other Workplace Misconduct." The hearing will examine the state of the Federal Judiciary's protections against workplace harassment, discrimination and other misconduct. Under current law, employees of the Federal Judiciary do not have protections from harassment, discrimination, and retaliation afforded under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement during an oversight hearing with Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray: "Thank you, Director Wray, for being here. "Although we have a great deal of ground to cover today, nearly every topic we discuss will be linked to two questions:How is the FBI working to address some of the most serious threats to our nation? And, when it falls short, how is the Bureau working to correct its course and live up to our ideals? |
Washington, DC – Today, the House Managers for the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump issued the following statement:
Senators just voted to make this the first impeachment trial in the history of the United States without witnesses and documents, which were blocked by President Trump during the inquiry.
Washington, D.C. – Today, as part of the House Judiciary Committee's lawsuit to compel the Trump Administration to produce grand jury material related to former Special Counsel Mueller's investigation, the General Counsel to the House of Representatives informed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that the Trump Administration is once again taking positions during the President's impeachment trial that fundamentally contradict what it has argued in federal court.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), one of the designated House Managers for the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Trump, issued the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, the House Managers in the impeachment trial of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump – Adam Schiff, Jerrold Nadler, Zoe Lofgren, Hakeem Jeffries, Val Demings, Jason Crow, and Sylvia Garcia – issued the following joint statement:
Washington, D.C. – Last night, as part of the House Judiciary Committee's lawsuit to compel former White House Don McGahn to testify before the Committee, the General Counsel to the House of Representatives informed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that the Trump Administration is taking positions during the President's impeachment trial that fundamentally contradict what it has argued to the court. When the House sued to enforce its subpoena to McGahn, the Trump Administration claimed the court had no authority to resolve the case, arguing that involvement by judges in a "purely political dispute" threatens "permanent harm" to the judiciary.