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June 29, 2020 Tweet - "I'm calling for an immediate briefing from the Directors of National Intelligence and the CIA for all 100 Senators on reports that Russia placed bounties on US Troops in Afghanistan. We also need to know whether or not President Trump was told this information, and if so, when." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "The Justice Department was forced to admit DHS officials made inaccurate or misleading statements to a federal court. Given the harm from potential violations of criminal law, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General must investigate NOW." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2020 House Judiciary Releases Key Takeaways from Witness Testimony on Politicization of DOJ Under AG Barr Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Herrera Beutler, Jayapal Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging President to Use Defense Production Act to Spur PPE Production Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 23, 2020 Nadler & Lofgren Denounce Trump Executive Order Expanding Suspension on Immigration Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 22, 2020 MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript Interview with Jerry Nadler Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 22, 2020 Letter to Christi Grimm, Acting Inspector General of the US Department of Health and Human Services - After Trump Claims He "Slowed Down" Coronavirus Testing, Warren, Schumer, Markey, and Blumenthal Call for Inspector General to Investigate Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "This is a lie. President Trump is spreading conspiracy theories about our elections." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Fixed it for ya, @realDonaldTrump !" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2020 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Jerry Nadler Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 20, 2020 Tweet - "Bill Barr seems panicked and unusually sloppy in his actions. Something very deeply wrong must be going on, and we must get to the bottom of it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump is a liar. Bill Barr is a liar. There's not a single word either man says that we can trust. We must get to the bottom of this." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on Bill Barr's Purported Firing of SDNY Prosecutor Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 18, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on John Bolton and the Trump Administration's Attempt to Block Publication of his Book Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Bolton wrote that Pres Trump decided to drop all major demands of China--on human rights, trade, more--because he wanted agricultural purchases from states that would aid his re-elect The revelations make clear Pres Trump's insecurity, weakness, vanity are a threat to our security" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Letter to Mr. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Van Hollen, Cardin Call for Investigation into Offensive Statements by Trump Appointees at USAID Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "It was clear then and could not be any clearer now: the vote to convict and remove Donald Trump from office was absolutely the right vote. The revelations in Bolton's book make Senate Republicans' craven actions on impeachment look even worse--and history will judge them for it." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on President Trump's Policing Executive Order Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Dr. Pence would not be somebody I'd go to for a medical checkup or for medical advice." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Tonko Slams Trump Administration Officials for Politicizing Emergency Response in "Sharpiegate" Scandal Rep. Paul Tonko
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "To the Trump administration: Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx, and other members of the administration's Coronavirus Task Force must hold a briefing for Democratic Senators on the recent spikes. We need to understand why these spikes are happening and how to adapt our national response." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump was too quick to sideline the Coronavirus Task Force, too eager to pretend that everything was back to normal. The country needs Dr. Fauci on billboards, but President Trump wants to put him on a milk carton." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Rose, Clarke Push for Ft. Hamilton Streets to be Renamed from Confederate Generals Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
June 9, 2020 Tweet - "As former Defense Secretary Mattis wrote last week: "Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people" It seems every day provides fresh evidence that this country will have to unite in spite of its president, not because of him" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2020 Tweet - "To President Trump @SpeakerPelosi and I are calling on you to immediately reopen Lafayette Square Lafayette Square should be a symbol of freedom and openness, not a place behind which the leader of our Executive Branch cowers in fear of protesters who are crying out for justice" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - In New Letter, Pelosi and Schumer Call on President Trump to Immediately Tear Down New Walls and Reopen Lafayette Square to Public; Dem Leaders Say Trump Admin. has Turned Symbol of Freedom and Openness into Oppressive Space Resembling Militarized Zone Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 4, 2020 Chairman Nadler Introduces Legislation to Reduce AG Barr's Budget, Reign in Efforts to Politicize DOJ Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "It was a searing indictment of President Trump's failures that Secretary Mattis felt the need to speak out so strongly last night about his divisiveness, immaturity, and abuse of power." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2020 Tweet - "That Secretary Mattis, someone who President Trump used to hail as "Mad Dog Mattis", felt so strongly the need to speak up today further underscores how devastatingly destructive Donald Trump is to our country as president." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2020 Tweet - "During a moment of extreme division and strife, Lincoln urged "malice towards none, charity for all" and sought to "bind up our nation's wounds." There is no greater contrast to President Trump, who seems to have malice towards all, charity for none." Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2020 House Judiciary Chairman Announces Actions to Hold AG Barr Accountable Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 2, 2020 Tweet - "The admin is using the military as a tool to intimidate citizens Sec. Esper & General Milley should not allow the US Armed Forces to come anywhere near these ugly stunts The Department of Defense Inspector General must launch an investigation into how the military is being used" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 1, 2020 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement On Trump Press Conference & Photo-Op Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's Rose Garden event just now was pathetic. It perfectly encapsulates his inability to lead when our nation needs it most. The only question is whether President Trump is afraid to lead or just doesn't know how." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "The Conspiracy Caucus: Senator McConnell, Senator Graham, Senator Johnson, and Senate GOP are racing to peddle conspiracy theories pushed by Putin to help Pres. Trump. But they're twiddling their thumbs on desperately needed help for Americans reeling from the COVID-19 crisis." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Biegun, Deputy Secretary of the Dept. of State - Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats Criticize Administration over Apparently Retaliatory Firing of State IG Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
May 26, 2020 Tweet - "Every day, we are seeing more examples of how President Trump--enabled by Senate Republicans--has been abusing this pandemic to eliminate honest, independent public servants and inspectors general who are willing to speak truth to power." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2020 Letter to Scott Gast, Deputy Counsel to the President - Menendez, Warren, Colleagues Request Newly Appointed "Therapeutics Czar" to Divest from Financial Interest, Resign to Boards of any Pharmaceutical, Medical and Biotech Companies Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 21, 2020 Tweet - "Senate GOP just confirmed Rep. Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence But Pres. Trump has tried to short-circuit accountability in the executive branch--baselessly firing inspectors general And Rep. Ratcliffe's hasn't shown the independence we need in the intel community" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate needs to focus on helping Americans, but Republicans are off on a wild goose chase, spouting conspiracies invented by President Trump. The Senate Republican "conspiracy caucus" is back with a vengeance." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 20, 2020 Meeks Criticizes Otting for Rushing Through Incomplete CRA Reform Rep. Gregory Meeks
May 19, 2020 Meng Announces Special Telephone Hotline for Questions about Coronavirus Relief Payments Rep. Grace Meng
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "I'm proud I appointed Bharat Ramamurti He's asking tough questions like his mentor, @SenWarren This 1st report shows the kind of oversight the Congressional Oversight Commission will be doing to hold the Trump admin accountable and find out who they're helping & who they're not" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump cannot handle the truth. He's purging independent watchdogs during a time of national crisis. What are Senate Republicans going to do about it? They cannot just let him off with nothing more than a polite slap on the wrist!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 16, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump fires people for telling the truth. Inspectors General were put in place to be independent and to clean up the swamp. What is President Trump's reaction? He fires them in the dark of Friday night. This happens over and over again." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020 Nadler, Blumenthal Statement on Appeals Court Decision Allowing D.C. & Maryland Emoluments Lawsuit to Proceed Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 14, 2020 Tweet - "The parade of truth-tellers begins: Tuesday: Dr. Fauci Wednesday: Chairman Powell Thursday: Dr. Bright In this big, grand, diverse, beautiful country, you cannot suppress the truth forever And as it emerges, it shows how poorly President Trump's led the country in this crisis" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "Dems fought for the hearing with Dr. Fauci--an opportunity to hear from him without Pres. Trump lurking Dr. Fauci warned of "suffering and death that could be avoided" if we don't follow the science & rush to reopen Pres. Trump: You need an adequate national testing strategy NOW" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
June 29, 2020 Tweet - "I'm calling for an immediate briefing from the Directors of National Intelligence and the CIA for all 100 Senators on reports that Russia placed bounties on US Troops in Afghanistan. We also need to know whether or not President Trump was told this information, and if so, when." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2020 Tweet - "The Justice Department was forced to admit DHS officials made inaccurate or misleading statements to a federal court. Given the harm from potential violations of criminal law, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General must investigate NOW." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 24, 2020 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Hearing on Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 24, 2020 House Judiciary Releases Key Takeaways from Witness Testimony on Politicization of DOJ Under AG Barr Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Herrera Beutler, Jayapal Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging President to Use Defense Production Act to Spur PPE Production Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
June 23, 2020 Nadler & Lofgren Denounce Trump Executive Order Expanding Suspension on Immigration Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 22, 2020 MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript Interview with Jerry Nadler Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 22, 2020 Letter to Christi Grimm, Acting Inspector General of the US Department of Health and Human Services - After Trump Claims He "Slowed Down" Coronavirus Testing, Warren, Schumer, Markey, and Blumenthal Call for Inspector General to Investigate Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "This is a lie. President Trump is spreading conspiracy theories about our elections." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 22, 2020 Tweet - "Fixed it for ya, @realDonaldTrump !" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 21, 2020 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Jerry Nadler Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 20, 2020 Tweet - "Bill Barr seems panicked and unusually sloppy in his actions. Something very deeply wrong must be going on, and we must get to the bottom of it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2020 Tweet - "Donald Trump is a liar. Bill Barr is a liar. There's not a single word either man says that we can trust. We must get to the bottom of this." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 20, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on Bill Barr's Purported Firing of SDNY Prosecutor Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 18, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on John Bolton and the Trump Administration's Attempt to Block Publication of his Book Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Bolton wrote that Pres Trump decided to drop all major demands of China--on human rights, trade, more--because he wanted agricultural purchases from states that would aid his re-elect The revelations make clear Pres Trump's insecurity, weakness, vanity are a threat to our security" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 17, 2020 Letter to Mr. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Van Hollen, Cardin Call for Investigation into Offensive Statements by Trump Appointees at USAID Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 17, 2020 Tweet - "It was clear then and could not be any clearer now: the vote to convict and remove Donald Trump from office was absolutely the right vote. The revelations in Bolton's book make Senate Republicans' craven actions on impeachment look even worse--and history will judge them for it." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 16, 2020 Chairman Nadler Statement on President Trump's Policing Executive Order Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 16, 2020 Tweet - "Dr. Pence would not be somebody I'd go to for a medical checkup or for medical advice." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 15, 2020 Tonko Slams Trump Administration Officials for Politicizing Emergency Response in "Sharpiegate" Scandal Rep.Paul Tonko
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "To the Trump administration: Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx, and other members of the administration's Coronavirus Task Force must hold a briefing for Democratic Senators on the recent spikes. We need to understand why these spikes are happening and how to adapt our national response." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Smith and Colleagues to Reiterate Call for DOJ Investigation into Racially Discriminatory and Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 11, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump was too quick to sideline the Coronavirus Task Force, too eager to pretend that everything was back to normal. The country needs Dr. Fauci on billboards, but President Trump wants to put him on a milk carton." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Rose, Clarke Push for Ft. Hamilton Streets to be Renamed from Confederate Generals Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
June 9, 2020 Tweet - "As former Defense Secretary Mattis wrote last week: "Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people" It seems every day provides fresh evidence that this country will have to unite in spite of its president, not because of him" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2020 Tweet - "To President Trump @SpeakerPelosi and I are calling on you to immediately reopen Lafayette Square Lafayette Square should be a symbol of freedom and openness, not a place behind which the leader of our Executive Branch cowers in fear of protesters who are crying out for justice" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - In New Letter, Pelosi and Schumer Call on President Trump to Immediately Tear Down New Walls and Reopen Lafayette Square to Public; Dem Leaders Say Trump Admin. has Turned Symbol of Freedom and Openness into Oppressive Space Resembling Militarized Zone Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 4, 2020 Chairman Nadler Introduces Legislation to Reduce AG Barr's Budget, Reign in Efforts to Politicize DOJ Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 4, 2020 Tweet - "It was a searing indictment of President Trump's failures that Secretary Mattis felt the need to speak out so strongly last night about his divisiveness, immaturity, and abuse of power." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2020 Tweet - "That Secretary Mattis, someone who President Trump used to hail as "Mad Dog Mattis", felt so strongly the need to speak up today further underscores how devastatingly destructive Donald Trump is to our country as president." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2020 Tweet - "During a moment of extreme division and strife, Lincoln urged "malice towards none, charity for all" and sought to "bind up our nation's wounds." There is no greater contrast to President Trump, who seems to have malice towards all, charity for none." Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 2, 2020 House Judiciary Chairman Announces Actions to Hold AG Barr Accountable Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 2, 2020 Tweet - "The admin is using the military as a tool to intimidate citizens Sec. Esper & General Milley should not allow the US Armed Forces to come anywhere near these ugly stunts The Department of Defense Inspector General must launch an investigation into how the military is being used" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 1, 2020 Pelosi, Schumer Joint Statement On Trump Press Conference & Photo-Op Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 29, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump's Rose Garden event just now was pathetic. It perfectly encapsulates his inability to lead when our nation needs it most. The only question is whether President Trump is afraid to lead or just doesn't know how." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "The Conspiracy Caucus: Senator McConnell, Senator Graham, Senator Johnson, and Senate GOP are racing to peddle conspiracy theories pushed by Putin to help Pres. Trump. But they're twiddling their thumbs on desperately needed help for Americans reeling from the COVID-19 crisis." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Biegun, Deputy Secretary of the Dept. of State - Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats Criticize Administration over Apparently Retaliatory Firing of State IG Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
May 26, 2020 Tweet - "Every day, we are seeing more examples of how President Trump--enabled by Senate Republicans--has been abusing this pandemic to eliminate honest, independent public servants and inspectors general who are willing to speak truth to power." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 22, 2020 Letter to Scott Gast, Deputy Counsel to the President - Menendez, Warren, Colleagues Request Newly Appointed "Therapeutics Czar" to Divest from Financial Interest, Resign to Boards of any Pharmaceutical, Medical and Biotech Companies Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 21, 2020 Tweet - "Senate GOP just confirmed Rep. Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence But Pres. Trump has tried to short-circuit accountability in the executive branch--baselessly firing inspectors general And Rep. Ratcliffe's hasn't shown the independence we need in the intel community" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 21, 2020 Tweet - "The Senate needs to focus on helping Americans, but Republicans are off on a wild goose chase, spouting conspiracies invented by President Trump. The Senate Republican "conspiracy caucus" is back with a vengeance." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 20, 2020 Meeks Criticizes Otting for Rushing Through Incomplete CRA Reform Rep.Gregory Meeks
May 19, 2020 Meng Announces Special Telephone Hotline for Questions about Coronavirus Relief Payments Rep.Grace Meng
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "I'm proud I appointed Bharat Ramamurti He's asking tough questions like his mentor, @SenWarren This 1st report shows the kind of oversight the Congressional Oversight Commission will be doing to hold the Trump admin accountable and find out who they're helping & who they're not" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump cannot handle the truth. He's purging independent watchdogs during a time of national crisis. What are Senate Republicans going to do about it? They cannot just let him off with nothing more than a polite slap on the wrist!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 16, 2020 Tweet - "President Trump fires people for telling the truth. Inspectors General were put in place to be independent and to clean up the swamp. What is President Trump's reaction? He fires them in the dark of Friday night. This happens over and over again." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020 Nadler, Blumenthal Statement on Appeals Court Decision Allowing D.C. & Maryland Emoluments Lawsuit to Proceed Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 14, 2020 Tweet - "The parade of truth-tellers begins: Tuesday: Dr. Fauci Wednesday: Chairman Powell Thursday: Dr. Bright In this big, grand, diverse, beautiful country, you cannot suppress the truth forever And as it emerges, it shows how poorly President Trump's led the country in this crisis" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "Dems fought for the hearing with Dr. Fauci--an opportunity to hear from him without Pres. Trump lurking Dr. Fauci warned of "suffering and death that could be avoided" if we don't follow the science & rush to reopen Pres. Trump: You need an adequate national testing strategy NOW" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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