9:30 AM EST by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 8, 2019) — At 9:30 AM EST Friday, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will be testifying before the House Judiciary Committee under the banner of “Oversight of the U. S. Department of Justice.” Live streaming is available here. On Thursday evening, Whitaker’s appearance was in doubt based on […]
NO DATE PROVIDED FOR REPORT by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 20, 2018) — On Thursday night’s edition of “Hannity,” Rep. Bob Goodlatte, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee until early next month, said that Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is currently investigating issues surrounding four FISA warrants obtained between 2016 and 2017 on former Trump […]
TOP DEMOCRAT SAYS COMMITTEE WILL “DO ITS JOB” BEGINNING NEXT MONTH by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 20, 2018) — On Thursday morning at 10:15 EST, the House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing concerning the committee’s oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with the department’s secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, listed as the only witness. Chairman Bob […]
“I CAN’T ANSWER THAT QUESTION” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 18, 2018) — Portions of the transcript of former FBI Director James Comey’s questioning by members of the House Oversight & Government Reform and Judiciary Committees on Monday suggest that Trump’s first national security adviser, Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (Ret), was under FBI investigation as […]
CLAIMS COMPANY IS “NON-PARTISAN” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 11, 2018) — Beginning shortly after 10:00 a.m., Google CEO Sundar Pichai took his seat in the witness chair to answer questions from members of the House Judiciary Committee about allegations of bias against “conservatives” and the company’s dealings with China, which prohibits free use of the […]
SO WHICH ONE IS IT? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 9, 2018) — In testimony provided to the House Judiciary and Oversight & Government Reform Committees on Friday, former FBI Director James Comey said both that President Donald Trump was and was not under investigation by the Bureau in regard to allegations of coordination between the […]
SITTING IN THE DARK, OR LIGHT? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 6, 2018) — Tucker Carlson of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” announced Thursday evening that former FBI Director James Comey will testify to the House Judiciary Committee Friday to answer questions about the agency’s launch of a counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign and why it requested […]
LAWMAKERS SEEKING LENGTHY, COMPREHENSIVE TESTIMONY by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 28, 2018) — On today’s edition of “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo, Congressman John Ratcliffe (R-TX4), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told Bartiromo that testimony scheduled for last Thursday between Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and two congressional committees was postponed in part […]
“A CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED SET UP” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 25, 2018) — Former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos is scheduled to testify to two House committees Thursday concerning an ongoing probe of whether or not the U.S. Justice Department and FBI acted politically in the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election. Papalopoulos will […]
INADEQUATE TIME CITED AS REASON by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 23, 2018) — On Tuesday evening, Fox News reported that the chairmen of the House Judiciary Committee and Oversight and Government Reform Committee have postponed the scheduled deposition of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for October 24. The statement released by Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte and […]
“A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 21, 2018) — In an interview with Maria Bartiromo of “Sunday Morning Futures,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said that he and three other congressmen will be questioning Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Wednesday in the presence of a court reporter about a September 21, 2018 […]
DECRIES “DOUBLE STANDARD” FOR DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 19, 2018) — At approximately 3:45 p.m. EDT, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC11) tweeted that the arrangements made for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify next week to members of Congress amount to “special treatment” which Rosenstein specifically requested. Late Thursday afternoon, House Judiciary […]
“UNDER OATH” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 18, 2018) — The House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairmen announced Thursday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is scheduled to testify in private but under oath on Wednesday, October 24, regarding matters stemming from a New York Times article claiming that Rosenstein devised a plan […]
“A SERIOUS ABUSE OF POWER” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 9, 2018) — On this week’s Sunday Morning Futures hosted by Maria Bartiromo, guest and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA6) said that the documents he and other congressmen have called upon Trump to declassify stemming from the “Russia” investigation contain “stunning” information (1:27). Goodlatte […]
WHO IS LYING, AND WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH? by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 13, 2018) — According to Fox News’s Catherine Herridge on Friday evening, former FBI Counsel Lisa Page testified earlier for four hours to members of the House Judiciary and Oversight & Government Reform Committees. Page had been subpoenaed to testify to the […]
“THIS AFTERNOON” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 12, 2018) — At approximately 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Democrats from the House Oversight & Government Reform and Judiciary Committees said during their questioning of FBI agent Peter Strzok that they intend to release the full transcript from Strzok’s June 27, 2018 private testimony to the committees. Judiciary Committee […]
IF SHE FAILS TO APPEAR BY JULY 13 by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 11, 2018) — Shortly after 6:00 p.m. in response to our email inquiry to Kathryn Rexrode, Communications Director for House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Rexrode sent us a press release with a permalink to the committee’s website in which Goodlatte and House Oversight […]
REFERS TO RECOMMENDATION FOR CRIMINAL PROBE by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 11, 2018) — The Associated Press has reported, through LancasterOnline.com and other outlets, that former FBI Special Counsel Lisa Page’s attorney, Amy Jeffress, wrote a second letter to the House Judiciary and Government Oversight & Reform Committees on Wednesday. Page was scheduled to be deposed […]
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 26, 2018) — The former deputy chief of the Counterintelligence division of the FBI will be providing a deposition to members of the House Judiciary Committee at 10:00 AM Wednesday. Peter Strzok, whose name has become a household word among those following government and politics closely, was subpoenaed […]
DURING TESTIMONY ON SOCIAL-MEDIA CENSORSHIP by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 26, 2018) — During testimony to the House Judiciary Committee just after noon on Thursday about alleged censorship of “conservatives” by social-media giants, video-bloggers “Diamond & Silk” raised their voices in a heated exchange with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who suggested that either they or the Donald […]