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Documents Reveal FBI Sought to Develop Sources in Local Catholic Churches
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) revealed that the FBI relied on information derived from at least one undercover employee and sought to use local religious organizations as “new avenues for tripwire and source development." This proposed outreach plan included contacting so-called ...
Chairman Jordan Requests Testimony and Documents from New York County District Attorney's Senior Counsel
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Matthew Colangelo, Senior Counsel to New York County District Attorney's Office, requesting testimony and documents in furtherance of the Committee's oversight of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's unprecedented prosecutorial ...
EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Expands Investigation Into Manhattan DA Over Trump Indictment
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
News Release: he House Judiciary Committee is expanding its investigation into the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office over last week’s unprecedented indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Exclusive: Jim Jordan Subpoenas Manhattan Prosecutor Who Resigned over Suspended Trump Probe
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2023
News Release: House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) escalated Republicans’ investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s indictment of former President Donald Trump by subpoenaing a prosecutor on Thursday who resigned from the office last year over the district attorney’s initial reluctance to pursue Trump’s case.
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas Former New York County District Attorney Official for Deposition
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz to appear before the Committee for a deposition. As a special assistant district attorney, Pomerantz led the investigation into President Donald Trump’s finances before resigning in protest after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s initial reluctance to move forward with charges against President Trump.
Jim Jordan threatens to subpoena FTC over failure to provide agency records
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2023
News Release: The House Judiciary Committee’s Chairman Jim Jordan Wednesday reiterated a request for the Federal Trade Commission to provide documents relating to the agency’s approach to reviewing company mergers and threatened to use subpoena powers if the FTC didn’t comply.
Jordan, Comer Release Statement on Unconstitutional Gag Order
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) released the following statement on reports that a New York judge may impose an unconstitutional gag order on President Donald Trump.
Graham: Democrats’ Efforts To Destroy The Second Amendment Will Be Fought
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke at a press conference on the Respect for the Second Amendment Act, which would codify Second Amendment rights for law abiding citizens.
Graham Leads Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans On Introducing Bill To Codify Second Amendment Rights For Law Abiding Citizens
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Respect for the Second Amendment Act.
Graham Statement on FBI Brief Regarding Kidnapping, Murder of South Carolinians in Mexico
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made a statement following a briefing from Deputy FBI Director Paul Abbate regarding the recent kidnapping of four South Carolinians, two of which who were murdered, in Mexico.
Graham: “We Are Going To Unleash The Fury And Might Of The U.S. Against These Drug Cartels”
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) today held a press conference on legislation that would combat the scourge of fentanyl in America and the violence caused by Mexican drug cartels.
Durbin, Graham, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge President Biden to Support the ICC’s Investigation into Atrocities in Ukraine
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to support the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the atrocities committed in Ukraine.
In Speech on Senate Floor, Durbin Honors the Work of Public Defenders Ahead of 60th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, honored public defenders ahead of the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Court held that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee a right of legal counsel to anyone accused of a crime.
Durbin Probes DOJ, FDACoordination, Urges Enhanced Enforcement of Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf urging them to enhance interagency coordination to address unlawfully marketed vaping products, and requesting more information about their enforcement efforts.
Durbin, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Televise Supreme Court Proceedings in Real Time
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led a group of their colleagues in re-introducing the bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act today.
Durbin Questions Witnesses in Judiciary Committee Hearing on Public Safety & Gun Safety Laws in a Post-Bruen America
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned three witnesses at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Protecting Public Safety After New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.”
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement in Judiciary Committee Hearing on Public Safety & Gun Safety Laws in a Post-Bruen America
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Protecting Public Safety After New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.”
Durbin, Booker, Hirono Express Support for Proposed Amendments to Federal Sentencing Guidelines to Implement First Step Act Reforms, Among Other Priorities
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice & Counterterrorism, and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) submitted a public comment letter to U.S. Sentencing Commission Chair Carlton Reeves regarding proposed amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. This is the first amendment cycle of the newly-reconstituted Commission.
Durbin, Padilla, Nadler, Jayapal Encourage USCIS to Maintain and Expand Access to Legal Immigration System in Proposed Fee Changes
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, and U.S. Representatives Jerry Nadler (D-NY-12) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), Ranking Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, submitted a public comment to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposal to set new fees for requests for immigration benefits. In their letter, the lawmakers expressed their support for USCIS efforts to maintain equitable access to the legal immigration system and made recommendations to improve such access, including by lowering the proposed fee for the provisional unlawful presence waiver and incorporating backlog reduction into USCIS financial planning.
Durbin, Booker, Whitehouse, Coons Raise Concerns about Proposed Changes to BOP Inmate Trust Accounts
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Chris Coons (D-DE), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a comment letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters regarding the Department of Justice (DOJ) and BOP’s proposed rule on the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program.