Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday applauded a grand jury’s decision not to indict him and five other Democratic lawmakers over their participation in a controversial video last year, arguing that the Department of Justice “failed, and they will always fail.” The failed federal indictment was pursued by the office of U.S. Attorney for the…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said calls for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to resign for misrepresenting his previous interactions with Jeffrey Epstein are “absurd.” “It’s absurd. Howard Lutnick is a great Commerce Secretary. He’s done an extraordinary job for the country,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and a growing number…
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday demanded U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro preserve all evidence related to her unsuccessful effort to bring charges against him and five other Democratic lawmakers. The request comes a day after Pirro’s office failed to obtain a criminal indictment against the lawmakers for putting out a
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday her department is actively probing individuals who might have conspired with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “We have pending investigations in our office,” she said during her testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, when asked by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) if people would be indicted for ties to Epstein’s
Attorney General Pam Bondi gave no direct answer Wednesday when pressed by Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on whether the Justice Department has made any effort to question Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein. “Secretary Lutnick has addressed those ties himself,” Bondi replied. Lutnick said on a podcast last year that he
Rep. Thomas Massie was the first and so far only Republican to spar with Attorney General Pam Bondi during her hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. The Kentucky lawmaker asked Bondi about redactions in the Jeffrey Epstein files that failed to comply with the law Massie helped shepherd to passage last year. He pointed
Speaker Mike Johnson says he has asked retiring Rep. Neal Dunn to serve out his term amid concerns the Florida Republican might resign early. An early exit from Dunn, 72, would deal Johnson another massive blow as he tries to maintain his narrow majority. Currently, Republicans can afford to lose no more than one GOP