House Judiciary Committee on HotAir

House Judiciary Committee

Dec 2019

House Dem Judiciary hearing witness: Actually, the House hasn’t impeached Trump … yet

Ed Morrissey Dec 20, 2019 10:41 AM

“Trump could legitimately say that he wasn’t truly impeached at all.”

Schumer: A fair Senate trial would press the subpoenas Schiff dropped before impeachment

Ed Morrissey Dec 16, 2019 10:01 AM

If it could be done “within a reasonable period of time” …

“Kangaroo court”: House Judiciary boomerangs back from surprise adjournment to vote on impeachment; Update: Two articles approved

Ed Morrissey Dec 13, 2019 10:01 AM

“Stalinesque”?

Turley: Many unfunny things happened at and after the impeachment forum

Ed Morrissey Dec 06, 2019 2:01 PM

“[W]e are lowering impeachment standards to fit a paucity of evidence and an abundance of anger.”

Yang: Come on, impeachment’s a “loser” and we all know it

Ed Morrissey Dec 05, 2019 2:41 PM

“Oh, my gosh. We’ve learned nothing.”

Collins: Come on, this useless Judiciary hearing is just a “rubber stamp” for Schiff

Ed Morrissey Dec 04, 2019 12:01 PM

“It didn’t start with Mueller, it didn’t start with a phone call. You know where this started? It started with tears in Brooklyn in November 2016…”

Today’s exciting Impeachapalooza event: Dueling con-law lecturers

Ed Morrissey Dec 04, 2019 10:01 AM

Turley takes on House Democrats, and it may be a mismatch.

CA Dem: Let’s skip the Judiciary hearings and move straight to impeachment vote

Jazz Shaw Dec 04, 2019 8:01 AM

Go for it

Trump’s RSVP to the Judiciary Committee

Jazz Shaw Dec 02, 2019 8:01 AM

Any day now…

Sep 2019

CNN: Trump might pick Lewandowski to quarterback impeachment pushback

Ed Morrissey Sep 26, 2019 2:01 PM

Circus act.

Pelosi : No, we’re not wasting time on impeaching Kavanaugh

Ed Morrissey Sep 18, 2019 8:41 AM

Showdown with Nadler coming?

WH to Nadler: Lewandowski is covered under executive privilege too, even if he never worked here

Ed Morrissey Sep 17, 2019 2:01 PM

Nadler: “Shocking and dangerous.”

There’s no such thing as an impeachment investigation

Jazz Shaw Sep 17, 2019 12:31 PM

You could just call it a media stunt if you like

“Nomenclature”: Nadler pushes “impeachment” rules through Judiciary

Ed Morrissey Sep 12, 2019 12:01 PM

“Fantasy Island” is more like it.

Nadler’s next strategy: Sex sells, baby

Ed Morrissey Sep 03, 2019 10:01 AM

Desperation.

Aug 2019

Great news: The people who brought you Russia-collusion want to stop Epstein conspiracy theories

Ed Morrissey Aug 13, 2019 5:01 PM

“Where you have few facts, you have much speculation,” says …

Nadler: These are “formal impeachment proceedings,” you know

Ed Morrissey Aug 09, 2019 2:41 PM

Collins: The hell they are.

The Democrats can’t get over Kavanaugh’s appointment

Jazz Shaw Aug 07, 2019 4:31 PM

Time to move on

Jul 2019

GOP lawmaker stops opening statement, blasts Congressional inaction

Karen Townsend Jul 27, 2019 8:42 AM

“Pass. Bills. That. Matter. Don’t. Have. Hearings. That. Are Simply. Stunts.”

Welcome to … Mueller-Zebley hearing day? Update: Mueller says no revisiting obstruction decisions

Ed Morrissey Jul 24, 2019 8:41 AM

Law & Boredom?

DoJ to Mueller: You’re correct about being limited to the report

Ed Morrissey Jul 23, 2019 8:41 AM

“You can expect him to stick pretty close to the four walls of the report come Wednesday.”

Democrats are desperate to resurrect the dead Mueller report in hearings

Karen Townsend Jul 22, 2019 10:01 PM

A dramatic reading?

House Dems to Nadler: How dare you rob us of our PR in The Mueller Show

Ed Morrissey Jul 12, 2019 12:01 PM

“This committee got rolled.”

NYT: DoJ leaning on two Mueller deputies not to appear in congressional hearing

Ed Morrissey Jul 10, 2019 12:01 PM

“The Dem Witch Hunt continues!”

WaPo/ABC poll: Record high on impeachment … opposition?

Ed Morrissey Jul 08, 2019 10:01 AM

Muellermas?

Jun 2019

House Dem: The Mueller subpoena is coming

Ed Morrissey Jun 19, 2019 2:01 PM

“Behind closed doors.”

Dems’ new strategy to defeat executive privilege: Subpoena randos!

Ed Morrissey Jun 17, 2019 8:41 PM

Stunts.

WaPo columnist on Dean hearing: “Is this the best Democrats can do?”

Ed Morrissey Jun 13, 2019 6:01 PM

Clown show.

House Dems lament: Why didn’t cable TV broadcast our John Dean stunt live?

Ed Morrissey Jun 11, 2019 5:31 PM

“CSPAN-3 ran it, and I understand at 3:30 they switched to a helicopter crash.”

May 2019

Mueller to Congress: I’ll pass on being politicized, thanks just the same

Ed Morrissey May 21, 2019 1:31 PM

Nadler’s uncomfortable choice.

White House to McGahn: Tell Nadler to pound sand

Ed Morrissey May 21, 2019 8:41 AM

Theater.

Dems wonder: Will Mueller ever testify at all?

Ed Morrissey May 18, 2019 11:31 AM

Hardest hit?

Nadler: We’re probably not gonna impeach Trump, but …

Ed Morrissey May 15, 2019 12:01 PM

Parliamentary system by proxy.

Nadler: Trump’s using executive-privilege claim to keep Mueller from testifying

Ed Morrissey May 08, 2019 12:01 PM

“Robert Mueller doesn’t think the president broke the law ‘six ways from Sunday’.”

Begun, the executive-privilege wars have: White House telling McGahn to defy House Judiciary subpoena

Ed Morrissey May 07, 2019 12:01 PM

“We consider this to be a case closed…”

ABC: Barr inclined to let Mueller testify over Trump’s objections

Ed Morrissey May 07, 2019 10:01 AM

Powerlessness.

Here we go: Nadler unveils contempt charge against Barr

Ed Morrissey May 06, 2019 12:01 PM

Impotence.

Did Rep. Cohen’s fried chicken stunt lay an egg?

Karen Townsend May 03, 2019 4:01 PM

“Chicken Barr”

Nadler to Barr: Here’s my counteroffer — and a new contempt threat

Ed Morrissey May 03, 2019 12:01 PM

Looking at “essentially impeachment.”

Apr 2019

Barr: I’ll talk to Congress — and only Congress

Ed Morrissey Apr 29, 2019 8:41 AM

There was no cover-up, says … The Nation?

Fox’s Chris Wallace: My, but Barr sounded like Trump’s personal attorney this morning

Ed Morrissey Apr 18, 2019 2:01 PM

Schumer, Pelosi insist Mueller testify before Congress to “restore public trust.”

Ted Lieu tried to smear Candace Owens, then she responded

Karen Townsend Apr 10, 2019 11:01 AM

Ted Lieu and Jerry Nadler were speechless.

War: Nadler vows no compromise as House Judiciary approves subpoenas for full Mueller report

Ed Morrissey Apr 03, 2019 12:01 PM

“The big question is, do we get the entire report and the documentation? Or does he redact it so it’s meaningless?”

War: House Judiciary to subpoena full Mueller report and all evidence

Ed Morrissey Apr 01, 2019 10:01 AM