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Ranking Member Robert Garcia Holds House Republicans’ Feet to the Fire, Demands DOJ Subpoena Timeline & Enforcement for Epstein Files
July 24, 2025
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Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman James Comer, requesting Committee Republicans immediately subpoena the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Epstein files after Rep. Summer L.

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Congress Department of Justice
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Oversight Democrats Successfully Subpoena the Department of Justice to Release Epstein Files
July 23, 2025
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Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to the Committee’s vote to subpoena the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release files relating to child sex trafficker and Trump’s longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein as a result of an oversight motion led by Rep. Summer L.

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Department of Justice Ethics and Transparency
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on the Epstein Files, Ghislaine Maxwell Subpoena, and GOP Cover-Up
July 23, 2025
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Washington, D.C.– Today, Ranking Member Robert Garcia released the following statement in response to the decision made by House Republicans to end Congress early and flee Washington, D.C., rather than vote to release the Epstein files. This comes after the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s confidante, for information regarding the files.

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Congress Department of Justice Ethics and Transparency
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Blasts Fox News for Manipulating Trump’s Comments on the Epstein Files, Misleading the American Public
July 17, 2025
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Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corporation Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, and Fox News Media Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Scott regarding Fox News’s deceptive editing of an interview with President Trump regarding the criminal investigation into his longtime friend, convicted sex offender, and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.  Ranking Member Garcia is demanding to know if President Trump or his presidential campaign were involved in Fox News’s decision to edit the interview.  This comes after Elon Musk’s allegations that the Department of Justice has not released additional evidence in the Epstein prosecution because President Trump is implicated in the files.
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Department of Justice Ethics and Transparency
Ranking Members Lee, Crockett, and McBath Demand DOJ Reinstate Consent Decrees with Police Departments
May 29, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (May 29, 2025)— Today, Rep. Summer Lee, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, and Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, sent a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to seek the dismissal of consent decrees with state and local police departments, a decision that effectively removes federal oversight of police departments accused of civil rights abuses and therefore opens the door for future violations in jurisdictions across the nation.
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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Department of Justice
Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on Rep. LaMonica McIver
May 19, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (May 19, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement:  

“I stand with Congresswoman McIver and stand by her constitutional duty to conduct responsible oversight as a representative of the people of Newark. 

Issues: Administration Department of Justice
Ranking Member Connolly and Rep. Min Investigate President Trump’s Unlawful Extortion of Private Law Firms
April 28, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. David Min sent letters to Kirkland & Ellis LLP;  Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP;  Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP;  Latham & Watkins LLP;  Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP;  and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates requesting documents and information about each law firm’s “agreement” to provide millions of dollars in what the White House calls “pro bono legal concessions” to avoid being targeted by the Trump Administration.  In their letters, the Members also highlight reports that the agreements may have been made through President Trump’s personal lawyer for a “legal war chest to be used as” President Trump wishes.  These letters build on previous action by Rep. Min on this issue.
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Department of Justice Ethics and Transparency
Ranking Members Connolly, Morelle, Raskin Call on DOJ to Fulfill Duty to Defend Legislative Branch Authority
April 17, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)—Today, Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, Joe Morelle, and Jamie Raskin, the top Democrats on the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and Judiciary, respectively, sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting confirmation that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will zealously represent the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—a Legislative Branch agency—in a lawsuit filed by America First Legal Foundation which preposterously alleges that GAO is part of the Executive Branch.
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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Congress Department of Justice
President Trump’s Pardons Stick Taxpayers With the Bill for January 6 Attack; Oversight Democrats Want to Know How Much
March 24, 2025
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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Thomas E. Austin, the Architect of the Capitol, requesting he make clear to the American taxpayers how much they are being forced to pay to repair the damages caused by January 6th Capitol Attack rioters.
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119th Congress
Issues: Administration Department of Justice January 6
Ranking Members Connolly and Raskin Demand Answers Regarding Widespread Firings, Involuntary Reassignments of Career Employees at DOJ
January 28, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2025)— Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and are demanding answers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Acting Attorney General James R.

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Issues: Department of Justice
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