Washington, D.C. – Today, November 25, 2020, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro and Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Chad F. Wolf to express grave concerns for the neglect of children detained at the U.S. southern border. The Department of Homeland Security continues to disregard federal law, agency standards, and the... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement on President Trump's pardon of Michael Flynn: "This pardon is undeserved, unprincipled, and one more stain on President Trump’s rapidly diminishing legacy. "Michael Flynn was fired from the White house for lying to senior officials. He pleaded guilty—twice—to lying to federal investiga... Read more »

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to General Services Administrator Emily W. Murphy calling on the Administrator to produce the ascertainment of President-Elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris and to allow the Biden-Harris transition team to receive proper briefings from the Department of Justice and Department of... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) expressing their strong concern against a potential last-minute roll-back of protections by the outgoing Trump Administration, and urgi... Read more »

New York, NY – Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in support of Empire Wind’s Port Infrastructure Improvement Plan to build what would become the nation’s first offshore wind production hub at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. “A project at SBMT will be part of the ecosystem of working... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Committee Chairs across the House of Representatives sent letters directing the White House and more than 50 federal agencies within their jurisdictions to comply with federal record-keeping laws and preserve information responsive to congressional subpoenas and investigations. “As the Trump Administration prepares for the transition of power to the new Biden Administrati... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement after Attorney General William Barr authorized federal prosecutors to examine allegations of voting irregularities, despite no evidence of widespread fraud existing: "Attorney General Barr’s memo is both flawed and deeply disturbing. It is unlikely to open new legal avenues for the Tru... Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement: “Every vote matters. Every vote is a manifestation of the constitutional rights belonging to every American, to choose their own representation in the highest office in the land. Today, as states across this country have carefully set about counting ballots during this unprecedented time of pandemic and d... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee released the findings of its 21-month investigation into the development and execution of the Trump Administration's family separation policy, which resulted in more than 2,500 migrant children becoming unnecessarily separated from their parents. The report, entitled "The Trump Administration's Family Separation Policy: Trauma, Destruction, ... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Maxine Waters, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Fina... Read more »