Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released statements after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.)… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after being elected Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee: “This is a critical time in our nation’s history, and the work of the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee is more important than ever. Our efforts—to hold the Administration and those wishing to turn back… Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), today led a letter signed by every Democratic Member of the House Judiciary Committee to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, urging him to hold hearings on Trump’s threat to abuse his pardon power. In their letter to Chairman Goodlatte, the Members wrote, “As you know, Special… Read more »

Today, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), to inform them that DOJ did not consult the Inspector General before releasing text messages between two FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page to the press. Ranking… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), sent a letter to the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Public Affairs Director Sarah Flores to demand clarity after she made inconsistent statements regarding the release of text messages between two FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »