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Ranking Member Connolly and Rep. Min Investigate President Trump’s Unlawful Extortion of Private Law Firms
April 28, 2025
Press Release
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
Press Release
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.
Subcommittees
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
Press Release
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.
Subcommittees
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
Press Release

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.

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Department of Justice
Chairs Maloney and Lynch Call on Social Media Companies to Address Violent Threats Against Federal Law Enforcement
August 19, 2022
Press Release

Washington, D.C. (August 19, 2022)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F.

Issues: Criminal Justice Defense & National Security Department of Justice Technology/Privacy
Chairs Maloney, Raskin Launch Investigation into Election “Audit” in Otero County, New Mexico
March 17, 2022
Press Release

Washington, D.C. (March 17, 2022)— Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to V.A.

Subcommittees
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (117th Congress)
Issues: Department of Justice Voting Rights
New Documents Show Trump Repeatedly Pressed DOJ to Overturn Election Results Before Inciting Capitol Attack
June 15, 2021
Press Release

Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2021)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released new documents showing President Trump's efforts to pressure the Department of Justice (DOJ) to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election.

Issues: Department of Justice Impeachment Inquiry January 6
Oversight Committee Examines IG Report on Trump Administration’s Policy of Separating Immigrant Children from Their Families
February 4, 2021
Press Release

"It was a disaster from start to finish."

Issues: Department of Justice
Committee to Hear Testimony from DOJ IG on Investigation of Trump Administration Child Separation Policy
February 1, 2021
Press Release

Washington D.C. (Feb. 1, 2021)—On Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a hearing with Michael E.

Issues: Department of Justice Immigration and Border Issues
Maloney, Raskin, Speier, Wasserman Schultz, and Frankel Seek Briefing on DOJ’s Role in Favorable Plea Deal for Sexual Predator Jeffrey Epstein
November 18, 2020
Press Release
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 18, 2020)—Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney; Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chairman Jamie Raskin; Committee Members Jackie Speier and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Rep. Lois Frankel sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr following up on multiple requests for a briefing from the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) regarding the role of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in approving a favorable plea deal for convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein and concealing the deal from the survivors of Mr. Epstein's crimes.
Subcommittees
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (116th Congress)
Issues: Department of Justice
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