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Since 2016, Chairman Cummings has been calling for an investigation of ties between Trump affiliates and the Russians and an independent outside commission to investigate Russian interference in our election—legislation that is supported by all House Democrats and one Republican.Chairman Cummings will continue examining President Trump's financial dealings with entities in Russia, as well as multiple reports of communications between Russian officials and the President's advisors.
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| Washington, D.C. (Mar. 24, 2019)—Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) released the following joint statement in response to Attorney General William Barr's letter sharing the principle conclusions in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report: |
Washington, DC – Today, the Chairmen of the House Oversight, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees responded to a letter sent by the White House Counsel responding to the Committees' request for documents from and interviews with personnel of the Executive Office of the President related to communications between President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation.
| Washington, D.C. – On February 22, the chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr to inform him of their expectation that he will make Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report public "without delay." |
Today, the Chairmen of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Committee on Oversight and Reform wrote to Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to request documents from and interviews with personnel of the White House, Executive Office of the President, and Department of State related to communications between President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 23, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to a request received by Michael Cohen to postpone his upcoming testimony before Congress:
Washington D.C. (Jan. 13, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Rep. Adam Schiff, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairmen of the House Committees on Oversight and Reform, Intelligence, and the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's comments last night on Fox News regarding Michael Cohen's testimony before Congress:
Washington—The chairs of seven committees in the House of Representatives today are calling on the Trump Administration to explain the easing of sanctions on businesses tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
| Washington, D.C. (Jan. 4, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement on the introduction of sweeping Democratic legislation to restore our democracy: |
Washington, D.C. – Today, following a call with acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following joint statement: