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Chairman Jordan Launches Inquiry into Alleged Prosecutorial Abuses by Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Special Counsel Jack Smith after launching an inquiry into Jay Bratt, one of his senior prosecutors and top aides. Bratt allegedly improperly pressured Stanley Woodward, a lawyer representing a defendant indicted ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2023

Chairmen Jordan, Comer, and Smith Demand Leaked Documents About DOJ Interactions with Hunter Biden Attorneys
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) sent a letter to Hunter Biden's attorneys Christopher Clark and Abbe Lowell demanding the leaked documents about their interactions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding Hunter Biden's unprecedented plea deal.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2023
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House Republicans demand records from Hunter Biden attorneys related to collapsed 'sweetheart' plea deal
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2023
News Release: House Republicans are demanding Hunter Biden’s legal team turn over all records of communications with the Justice Department related to the collapsed plea agreement for the president’s son-records that appeared to later be leaked to media outlets that reported details of the negotiations.
Jim Jordan Suggests Mayorkas May Have Perjured Himself In New Letter To DHS
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan sent a letter Tuesday to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, pressing him over his testimony before the committee, saying he might have lied under oath.
Jordan, Johnson, and Roy on Attacks Against Justice Clarence Thomas
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Chairman Mike Johnson (R-LA), and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) released the following statement in light of the recent political attacks against Justice Clarence Thomas
Jim Jordan Subpoenas Center for Countering Digital Hate, Org Behind Biden’s ‘Disinformation Dozen’
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: The House Judiciary Committee, led by chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is continuing its investigation of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), and the role it played in the federal government’s collusion with social media companies to censor American citizens.
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas the Center for Countering Digital Hate
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) for documents and communications between CCDH and the Executive Branch as part of the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government's investigation into how the Biden Administration coerced and colluded with Big Tech to censor Americans.
Republicans Launch Inquiry into Jack Smith's Office Meeting with Biden White House Officials
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to President Biden's Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and Attorney General Merrick Garland on recent reports that Jay Bratt, a top aide to Special Counsel Jack Smith, met with Biden White House officials numerous times.
House panel wants records on Jack Smith deputy’s White House visits before Trump charges
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee demanded Tuesday that the Biden administration explain why a prosecutor working for special counsel Jack Smith visited the West Wing before former President Donald Trump’s indictment for allegedly mishandling classified national security records.
House Judiciary GOP grill Mayorkas on 'inconsistent' testimony about Biden admin's 'censorship activities'
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2023
News Release: FIRST ON FOX: Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are quizzing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they say are apparent contradictions in his testimony over the Department of Homeland Security’s "censorship" efforts.
House Republicans Launch Probe Into Fulton County’s ‘Politically Motivated’ Trump Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday demanding the Democrat prosecutor provide answers over her indictment of former President Donald Trump and his associates.
Chairman Jordan Launches Inquiry into Whether Fulton County DA Fani Willis Coordinated with Federal Officials
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis demanding information and communications with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Executive Branch officials, and information on federal funding that the office ...
Judiciary, Ways and Means Committees Issue Subpoenas Compelling Witness Testimony on Political Interference and Preferential Treatment in Hunter Biden Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Ways and Means issued subpoenas to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigators and Biden Administration Department of Justice (DOJ) officials present at or with direct knowledge of a meeting on October 7, 2022, in ...
Chairman Jordan Requests Transcribed Interviews from Yoel Roth and Chris Krebs
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent letters to Yoel Roth, former Head of Trust & Safety at Twitter, and Chris Krebs, former Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), requesting transcribed interviews related to the Committee’s ongoing censorship investigation.
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas Citibank
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Citibank for documents and communications related to the Judiciary Committee's and Weaponization Select Subcommittee's investigation into major banks sharing Americans’ private financial data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) without legal process for transactions made in the Washington, D.C., area around Jan. 6, 2021.
House, Senate Republicans team up to crack down on FTC for destroying documents related to congressional probe
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: FIRST ON FOX - Top Republicans on Capitol Hill are vowing a crackdown on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly destroying documents related to a congressional probe.
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas FBI and DOJ in Censorship Investigation Over Big Tech Collusion
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) issued subpoenas to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to the Committee's ongoing censorship investigation. Specifically, ...
House Republicans demand info on how DOJ uses taxpayer dollars as department funding battle rages
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are pushing the Department of Justice (DOJ) for answers on who gets grant money and how those allocations are decided, as some conservatives push to slash the department’s funds over charges of politicization.
Judiciary Committee Uncovers Multiple FBI Field Offices Coordinated to Prepare Anti-Catholic Memo
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Chairman Mike Johnson (R-LA) just sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray revealing that the FBI Richmond Field Office coordinated with multiple FBI field offices ...
Weaponization subcommittee backs state lawsuit in Biden, Big Tech censorship case: ‘Un-American’
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are throwing their support behind a multistate lawsuit against the Biden administration over alleged collusion with social media companies to censor free speech.