Washington, D.C. – Today, the chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to Attorney General William Barr to inform him of their expectation that he will make Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report public “without delay and to the maximum extent permitted by law.” The letter follows news reports that suggest the Special Counsel investigation is nearing an end. The letter was signed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Committee on Oversight and Reform C...
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Washington, DC – On Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 10:00am, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will convene an open hearing on the rise of authoritarianism around the world, autocratic regimes and their practices, the decline in democratic governance and faith in liberal democracy, and the threat these trends pose to the United States. “The world has witnessed the steady ascendance of authoritarian leaders and illiberal governments in recent years, and the existential challenges...
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Washington, DC – On Wednesday, February 6, the House Intelligence Committee held its first business meeting to organize the committee. Today, Chairman Adam Schiff released the transcript from the business meeting, as well as the Committee rules as approved at that business meeting. Those documents are below: Transcript of February 6, 2019 Business Meeting Committee Rules of Procedure for the 116th Congress
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Washington, DC – Today after the first business meeting for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the Committee had adopted new committee rules and a new subcommittee structure, and named its subcommittee chairs and members. In order to better adapt to the cross-cutting nature of the threats addressed by the Intelligence Community (IC), Schiff announced that the HPSCI subcommittees will be restructured to focus on the “core missions...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement following the Committee’s organizational meeting: “Consistent with its jurisdiction, investigative responsibilities, and building on substantial work undertaken during the last Congress, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (“Committee”) will conduct a rigorous investigation into efforts by Russia and other foreign entities to inf...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “The indictment of Roger Stone, released today by the Special Counsel, provides new and important detail about the Trump campaign’s effort to acquire dirt on Hillary Clinton, which Wikileaks possessed in the form of thousands of emails stolen from her campaign by agents of the Kremlin. It also details the extent to which Mr. Stone knew about Wik...
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Washington, D.C. —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: “We have received Mr. Cohen’s notice postponing his voluntary appearance in an open hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Reform. We certainly understand the com...
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Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “On October 24, 2017, Michael Cohen testified before the House Intelligence Committee under oath. We now know that he made false statements about the efforts to consummate the Trump Tower Moscow deal during the campaign. Contrary to Mr. Cohen’s testimony, and notwithstanding Donald Trump’s many public denials of business dealings with the Russia...
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Washington, DC — Today, Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the following statement after Speaker Pelosi named new Members to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: “I welcome the new and returning Members to the House Intelligence Committee, and look forward to working with them to protect the country and oversee our agencies. The threats that the United States faces on a daily basis are daunting and multi-faceted, but the men and women of the Intelligence Community continu...
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Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, and DHS Under Secretary David Glawe. In the letter, Schiff outlined his concerns regarding the use of intelligence and other information in formulating policy and making public statements in recent months about the U.S southern border. Schiff wrote, “To date, I have not...
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