Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (October 23, 2024)—With less than two weeks until the 2024 presidential election, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, sent a letter to former President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance urging the Republican presidential campaign to sign key documents that ensure continuity of government and help facilitate a peaceful and orderly transition of power.

Washington, D.C. (October 18, 2024)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, released a new staff report revealing how, while he was in office, Donald Trump used the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. to unlawfully take hundreds of payments from a federal agency—the U.S. Secret Service—and also to take legally and ethically questionable payments from federal and state officials, federal job seekers, and presidential pardon recipients. 

Washington, D.C. (October 4, 2024)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts demanding an explanation for his decision to replace Justice Samuel Alito as the author of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Fischer v. United States, a case involving the January 6 insurrection, just days after the public learned that he repeatedly flew flags and banners supportive of the January 6 insurrectionists while allowing him to remain on the case.

Washington, D.C. (October 3, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement after the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) released its report on the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Joseph V. Cuffari:

Washington, D.C. (September 30, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after Chairman James Comer issued a subpoena as part of his baseless investigation into the democratic candidate for Vice President:

Washington, D.C. (September 25, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after Chairman James Comer sent letters on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to a Pennsylvania munition factory: