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Cummings and Nadler Seek Subpoenas for Trump Campaign Consultants Refusing to Deny Foreign Contacts During Election

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Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter asking their respective Chairmen, Reps. Trey Gowdy and Bob Goodlatte, to issue subpoenas for documents from two Trump Campaign data consultants—Cambridge…

Nadler Questions Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein on Special Counsel Mueller and Republican Efforts to Discredit Investigation

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, questioned Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein during the Committee’s oversight hearing.    Click on the photo for a video of the exchange. The full text of Rep. Nadler's Q&A with DAG Rosenstein follows…

Statement of Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler for the Oversight Hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), acting Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, gave the following opening statement during an oversight hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  Welcome to the House Judiciary Committee, Mr. Rosenstein.  For the better part of a year, my colleagues…

Statement of Ranking Member Nadler During Markup of H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017

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Mr. Chairman, I appreciate that you are bringing forward legislation today to address the scourge of human trafficking.  I strongly support providing new mechanisms for federal and state prosecutors, as well as victims, to hold accountable perpetrators of online sex trafficking.  I also recognize the need to balance these enforcement tools with respect for free…

ICYMI: Nadler Praises Bipartisan Bill to Protect Religiously Affiliated Institutions

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Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 1730, the “Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act,”  by a vote of 402-2.  This bill would extend protections under current federal law for “religious real property.”  Currently, Section 247 of the Federal Criminal Code prohibits both the damaging of religious property because of the…

Nadler: Justice Department is Using Its Authority to Score Cheap Political Points

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s letter requesting Senate documents relating to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation of Planned Parenthood and fetal tissue research: “While this letter is nothing more than a procedural step, I…

Nadler Statement on WikiLeaks Documents and the Trump Campaign

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Today, CNN reports that candidate Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump, Jr., and others inside the Trump Organization received an email in September 2016 offering a decryption key and website address for hacked documents—weeks before WikiLeaks began publishing the contents of those documents online.  Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) of the House Judiciary…

At House Judiciary FBI Oversight Hearing, Wray Defends the FBI Against Trump Attacks, Doesnt Pledge Loyalty to Trump

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Today, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time during its annual oversight hearing. Ahead of the hearing, on December 3rd, President Donald Trump tweeted, “After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in…

Statement of Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler for the Hearing on Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  Welcome to the House Judiciary Committee, Director Wray. Earlier this week, in a message to your agents and employees, you gave us your vision of what the FBI is supposed to be: “We find ourselves under the microscope each and every day—and rightfully so.  We do hard work for a living.  We are entrusted with protecting…

Congressman Nadler Statement on President Trumps Jerusalem Announcement

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, released the following statement regarding President Trump’s Jerusalem announcement: “I have long recognized Jerusalem as the historic capital of Israel, and have called for the eventual relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem, the seat of the Israeli…

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