Washington, D.C. – Today, the chairs of multiple House Committees sent a letter condemning President Donald Trump’s assault on Inspectors General (IGs) and requesting direct input from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency on legislative and other proposals to increase the independence of IGs and protect them from retaliation. “Unlike any President in modern history, Pr... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, the Democratic Members of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, led by Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons requesting documents regarding the FTC's investigation of Covidien's acquisition of rival medical device manufa... Read more »
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) have written to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after reports that an agent shot a man in Brooklyn, today. In the letter, the lawmakers ask to be briefed and demand that ICE in no way impede access to counsel for the immigrants involved in the incident. The letter is online here and the full text is below. February 6, 2020 Matt... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement, as prepared, for the hearing on "The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump: Presentations from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Judiciary Committee": "No matter his party or his politics, if the President places his own interests above th... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to the White House regarding the formal transmittal of the Select Committee on Intelligence’s Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report and additional transmittals received from investigative Committees. Below are excerpts from the letter to the White House: “Pursuant to…H. Res. 660…I am furnishing you... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following joint statement on the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) Report on the origins of the Russia investigation: “The report issued today by the Inspector General debunks the conspi... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following closing remarks, as prepared, for the hearing on “The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump: Presentations from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Judiciary Committee”: “After hearing the reports and the evidence today, we now know several things with ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to White House Counsel Pat A. Cipollone's letter informing the Committee that President Trump will not participate in the House impeachment inquiry: “The American people deserve answers from President Trump. The House invited, and then subpoenaed, his top advisors.The Pre... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the hearing on "The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump: Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment": "The facts before us are undisputed. "On July 25, President Trump called President Zelensky of Ukraine and, in President Trump’s words, aske... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following closing remarks for the hearing on "The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump: Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment": "George Washington’s farewell address warns of a moment when 'cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the ... Read more »
