ans launched a "Freedom from Big Tech Caucus," consisting of a group of conservative lawmakers who supported antitrust reform that advanced through the House Judiciary Committee last month. Read full article » Major Networks Ask FCC To Clarify Advertisement ID Rules The nation's largest broadcasters are asking the Federal

h fiscal think tank said Tuesday. 1 document attached I Read full article » BANKRUPTCY House Panel Advances Bill To Limit Exec Bonuses In Ch. 11 The House Judiciary Committee advanced a Democrat-backed bill to the full chamber Tuesday that would limit the bonuses doled out to senior executives of companies in Chapter 11

ticle » Berman Resists Talking Motives For Ouster In New Transcript Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman resisted attempts by members of the House Judiciary Committee to get him to speculate on the possible reasons for his controversial ouster last month, according to a transcript of last week's closed-door congr

er Wray's FBI Stonewall," the Wall Street Journal (12/10, Subscription Publication, 6.13M) criticizes FBI Director Wray's testimony last week before the House Judiciary Committee, saying he stonewalled the panel and seems to have joined an effort by the Justice Department to keep from the public the FBI's role in the 2016 ele

asks former US attorney to counter Mueller prosecutor's 'double-hearsay statements'," Jerry Dunleavy, July 06, 2020, 4:55 PM The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee is seeking a "firsthand recollection" from the former acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia about the sentencing of longtime Trump asso

ents at MCC. Lawmakers for years have been scrutinizing the bureau's problems, but Mr. Epstein's death ratcheted up pressure. Bipartisan leaders of the House Judiciary Committee sent Mr. Barr a letter Monday with a list of questions, saying Mr. Epstein's death "demonstrates severe miscarriages of or deficiencies in inmate p

trunittee/2020/07/27/3edf65fa-d0 1 a-llea-8c55-61e7fa5e82ab_stoty.html> (7/27, Zapotosky, Demirjian, 14.2M) reports Attorney General Barr "will tell the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that President Trump has not inappropriately intervened in Justice Department business — even though Barr has more than once moved in cr

may seek to exploit our southwest border or some other port of entry to advance a plot against Americans: former FBI Director Christopher Wray told the House Judiciary Committee in April 2024. "Just last month, for instance, the Bureau and our joint terrorism task forces worked with ICE in multiple cities across the country

.. I think what we didn't expect is that Mr. Mueller didn't seem to know a whole lot about the report." Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said on Fox News' The Story (7/25), "What's really amazing to me, I think the House Judiciary Committee, I think they are just so delusional about

s "Firsthand Recollection" Of Stone Sentencing. The Washington Examiner (7/6, Dunleavy, 448K) reports Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, "is seeking a 'firsthand recollection' from the former acting US attorney for the District of Columbia" about Roger Stone's sentencing. Jordan "se

Defend Administration In Congressional Testimony. The Washington Post (7/27, Zapotosky, Demirjian, 14.2M) reports Attorney General Barr "will tell the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that President Trump has not inappropriately intervened in Justice Department business - even though Barr has more than once moved in cr

In Washington. LEADING THE NEWS Barr Spars With Democrats At Contentious House Hearing. Media coverage of Attorney General Barr's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee highlighted the contentious exchanges between Barr and Democratic lawmakers, with ABC World News TonightVi (7/28, story 4, 3:00, Muir, 7.32M) and N

put an end to this cycle of violence repeated by a single perpetrator." Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act of 1998, Hearing Before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, 105th 11 EFTA00156351 Cong. (Apr. 30, 1998) (testimony of Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)), available at 1998 WL 210930. •

oke." DOJ Says House Panel Is "Judge Shopping" In McGahn Case. USA Today (8/13, Jansen, 10.31M) reports the justice Department on Tuesday accused the House Judiciary Committee of "judge shopping" in an effort to get a favorable ruling to enforce its subpoena of former White House counsel Don McGahn. McGahn defied the subpo

ad prosecutor in the case against President Biden's son, Hunter, has expressed his willingness to testify in a public hearing this fall in front of the House Judiciary Committee. Accoprding to the article, this comes as House Republicans, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, continue to scrutinize the handling of the Hunter Biden probe a

s made by I.R.S. agent Gary Shapley, who alleged that political interference impacted the investigation into Hunter Biden's taxes. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, Sobocinski, who oversees the Baltimore Field Office of the FBI, stated that David C. Weiss, the U.S. attorney investigating Hunter Biden, never cla

perations within the U.S. or exacerbate the existing drug trafficking problem. The article noted that Director Wray, in his recent testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, emphasized China's broad, comprehensive threat to Western democracies, warning of the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to infiltrate U.S. and fore

ter Contempt Threat The New York Post (07/25, King) and the Washington Examiner (07/2S, Oliver) reported that the FBI provided crucial documents to the House Judiciary Committee concerning its investigations into domestic Catholic extremism and threats against school administrators. According to the articles, the documents w

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ted States House ofRepresentatives v. U.S. Department ofjustice, No. 19-5288 (D.C. Cir- March 20, 2020) (ordering the Trump administration to provide the House Judiciary Committee redacted portions of grand jury materials from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election interference). 97. More recently,