Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on President Donald Trump preparing to declare a national emergency at the southern border:
“The President’s declaration of a national emergency would be an abuse of his constitutional oath and an affront to the separation of powers. Congress has the exclusive power of… Read more »
Ruling allows Members to argue President should be accountable for full range of foreign government benefits he accepts without consent of Congress Read more »
Yesterday, the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees conducted a joint interview with Bruce Ohr, a senior career attorney at the Department of Justice, for nearly eight hours. The interview was part of the Majority’s continuing investigation of the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation. Republicans have alleged that Mr. Ohr’s testimony… Read more »
Today, following yesterday's conviction on eight federal charges of President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and the guilty plea of Trump's longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to eight felony counts, saying he committed some of them, "at the direction of" Donald Trump, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the… Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), sent a letter to President Donald Trump, demanding answers regarding statements he made during a 2017 joint session of Congress that ultimately supported Trump’s decision to issue the first Muslim travel… Read more »
Tonight, Ranking Members Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) of the House Judiciary Committee, Elijah Cummings (D-MD) of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Adam Schiff (D-CA) of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence issued the following joint statement after Representatives Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) introduced Articles of Impeachment against… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Judge Peter J. Messitte’s ruling in D.C. and Maryland v. Trump in the District of Maryland. Judge Messitte rejected President Trump’s argument… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election: Testimony by FBI Deputy Director Peter Strzok.”
“Mr. Chairman, at the outset of this Congress, when my Democratic… Read more »
Last week, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led a letter signed by all Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee to President Donald Trump asking questions about the inception for the Administration’s family separation policy, the implementation of the policy, and the level of coordination between relevant agencies.
The… Read more »