Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), sent the following response to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker after receiving a letter this afternoon from the Department of Justice in which Mr. Whitaker threatened to withdraw from tomorrow's public hearing.
A copy of the response can be found below and here:
February 7, 2019
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Ending the Government Shutdown
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Holding the Administration Accountable in the Next Congress
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