Category: house judiciary committee

‘Any One of Us Could Be Next’: Judiciary Chairman Jordan Warns of Feds’ Assault on Civil Liberties

Americans’ constitutional civil liberties are being violated with increasingly dangerous frequency by irresponsible government officials who then deprive whistleblowing colleagues of their pay and positions, according to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). “Seven years of attacking Trump is scary enough, but what’s more frightening is any one of us could be next. In…


Durham to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee on ‘Seriously Flawed’ Russia Probe

Special counsel John Durham will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on his report excoriating the FBI’s “seriously flawed” investigation of whether former President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, The Epoch Times has confirmed. The hearing, scheduled for June 21, will follow Durham’s closed-door briefing with the House…


Former Border Patrol Chief Tells Congress Drug Cartels Control US Border With Mexico

Drug cartels based in Mexico, not the government of the United States of America, “control everything that crosses that Southwest border,” including “illegal migrant crossings” that “create gaps in border security,” according to former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. “When I say gaps in border security, I mean they overwhelm all of our law…


House Weaponization Panel Hears FBI Whistleblowers Amid Democrat Delaying Tactics

Democrats on the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government repeatedly raised parliamentary procedural objections to disrupt the panel’s May 18 hearing on retaliation against three FBI agents-turned-whistleblowers. At issue for the Democrats was the fact suspended FBI agent Marcus Allen had talked to Republican members of the subcommittee prior to the…


House GOP Says Politics Is Behind Lack of Consequences for Pro-Abortion Extremists

With attacks on pro-life organizations around the country on the rise, Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have charged that the Department of Justice is unequally enforcing the law to the detriment of such groups. “Politics is driving the agenda in far too many agencies in our government, and today, it’s not limited to presidential…


House Panel Advances Police Bills in Party-Line Vote After Contentious Hearing

The House Rules Committee approved three resolutions to kick off National Police Week on Monday, May 15. While committee members unanimously voiced support for the police, the vote was split along party lines. The Republican majority outvoted the Democrats 8 to 3. The Democrats accused the Republicans of ingratitude toward law enforcement. The Republicans accused…


Former Trump Prosecutor Takes the Fifth in Deposition Before GOP Committee

Mark Pomerantz, a former Manhattan prosecutor who led an investigation into Trump’s finances, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during his deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday. The GOP-led committee is conducting oversight of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s “unprecedented indictment” of a former U.S. president. Former President Donald Trump in March became the first-ever…


Former Prosecutor Against Trump Takes the Fifth in Deposition Before GOP Committee

Mark Pomerantz, a former Manhattan prosecutor who led an investigation into Trump’s finances, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during his deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday. The GOP-led committee is conducting oversight of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s “unprecedented indictment” of a former U.S. president. Former President Donald Trump in March became the first-ever…


EXCLUSIVE: CIA Official Helped Recruit Signers for Letter Calling Hunter Biden Laptop Stories Russian Disinformation: House Report

A member of the internal board that reviews materials written for publication by present and former employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) helped solicit signatures for the October 2020 letter claiming the Hunter Biden laptop story “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation,” according to a new congressional report. The letter…


CIA Official Helped Recruit Signers for Letter Calling Hunter Biden Laptop Stories Russian Disinformation: House Report

A member of the internal board that reviews materials written for publication by present and former employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) helped solicit signatures for the October 2020 letter claiming the Hunter Biden laptop story “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation,” according to a new congressional report. The letter…