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Top House Democrats Press Speaker Ryan to Obtain Documents on President-Elect's Business Dealings With Investors from Russia and Around the Globe

CONYERS & CUMMINGS APPLAUD INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF FBI ACTIONS BEFORE 2016 ELECTION
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John Conyers, Jr. and Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after the U.S. Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced they will conduct an immediate investigation into the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) actions before the 2016 election:
Cummings Requests Public Hearing With Top Government Ethics Official on President-Elect's Refusal to Divest
Cummings Issues Statement on President-Elect Trump's Refusal to Divest Ownership Interests
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 11, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to President-Elect Donald Trump's announcement that he will not divest himself of his corporate ownership interests around the world:
All House Democrats Join Effort to Create Independent Commission to Investigate Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections
WASHINGTON — Today, Reps. Elijah E.
MUST SEE: Cummings Releases New Video on Trump Conflicts of Interest
"Emoluments Clause" Primer Explains Constitutional Problems if President-Elect Does Not Divest Global Ownership Interests
Clark, Democrats Introduce Bill to Require President and Vice President to Fully Divest Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Democratic members of Congress introduced bills in the U.S. House and Senate that would require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest any potential financial conflicts of interest.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), the Ranking Member of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-07), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, are reintroducing their Protecting Our Democracy Act to establish an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate foreign interference in the 2016 election.
Cardin, Klobuchar, Cummings, Swalwell to Host Bicameral Press Conference on Bills to Create Independent Commission to Investigate Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections
WASHINGTON — On Monday, January 9, at 3:00 p.m. ET, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) will host a bicameral press conference to discuss the Democrats' call for an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate foreign interference in the 2016 election.
Cummings Responds to Report on Russian Intervention in U.S. Election
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 6, 2017) – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a report released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Russian intervention in the U.S. election: