WASHINGTON — Expressing outrage over national security leaks, Republicans on a House Judiciary subcommittee pressed legal experts Wednesday on whether it was possible to prosecute reporters for publishing classified information. Read more:
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Today, Congressman Gowdy (SC-4) released the following statement after the House of Representatives vote to hold the Attorney General in both civil and criminal contempt of Congress for his failure to comply with a lawful subpoena request on October 12, 2011 from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. “This is a sad day for those of us who believe in the rule of law. The same rules should apply to everyone and the chief law enforcement officer has failed to do so.” “We should n...
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What is necessarily implied in the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act is that no matter how prescient our forefathers were, it is doubtful they could have conceived of geolocation devices when they crafted the Fourth Amendment to ensure a zone of privacy from government search, seizure, and monitoring. Advances in technology make life more enjoyable for law-abiding citizens, but technology is also used by those who seek to do us harm, as evidenced by identity fraud, counterfeiting, and the...
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Today, Rep. Trey Gowdy, a former federal and state prosecutor who prosecuted scores of firearms cases while working for the United States Attorney's Office, released the following statement in regards to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee decision to consider a contempt report against Attorney General Eric Holder. “It did not have to come to this. The Attorney General could have avoided contempt of Congress by simply complying with Congress as it fulfills its constitutional resp...
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Six freshman members of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday called on GOP leadership to bring a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Eric Holder to the House floor, charging he has “thwarted and obstructed” Congress’ efforts to conduct Congressional oversight of the "Operation Fast and Furious" gun-running program. Read More.
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Six House Republican freshmen have written to Speaker of the House John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor demanding they bring a resolution holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress to the House floor for a vote as soon as possible. Read more.
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Congress has a constitutional responsibility to exercise oversight over the Executive Branch, and for more than a year we’ve been attempting to fulfill that with respect to the Justice Department’s “Fast and Furious” scandal. Yet Justice — despite repeated requests for documents, multiple appearances before various committees and more than ample time — has failed to answer fundamental questions about this ill-conceived, ill-executed firearms operation. Read More:
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Today, Rep. Trey Gowdy, a former federal and state prosecutor who prosecuted scores of firearms cases while working for the United States Attorney's Office, released the following statement in regards to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee resolution of contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder. "It did not have to come to this. Congress has a constitutional responsibility to exercise oversight over the Executive Branch and that oversight responsibility began well ov...
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At a time when public confidence in the institutions of government is at an all-time low, it is imperative we act to restore public trust. One institution that should be above politics is the United States Department of Justice. The Department of Justice should be fair and impartial because our republic needs to have confidence in the civil and criminal justice systems. From the time of Greek antiquity, and even including modern images, Lady Justice is blindfolded. She is blindfolded because she...
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Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) released the following statement in response to last night’s State of the Union Address by President Obama. “Regrettably the President took what was supposed to be a "State of the Union" and turned it into a state of his re-election bid. It is disappointing to see someone willing to divide this country solely for the sake of his political fortunes. This is the 3rd State of the Union address the President has given and there is still no plan to save socia...
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