“Entering the Golden Age: Ending the Weaponization of the Justice Department”

House 119th · February 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237 · Scheduled
Judiciary Committee › Oversight Subcommittee · 8 members ↓
Van Drew, Jefferson R-NJ Chair
Moore, Barry R-AL
Gill, Brandon R-TX
Schmidt, Derek R-KS
Onder, Robert F. R-MO
Crockett, Jasmine D-TX Ranking
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" D-GA
Moskowitz, Jared D-FL
Witnesses (4)
Mr. Jonathan Fahey
Partner
Holtzman Vogel
Mr. Chris Swecker
Former FBI Assistant Director
Criminal Investigative Division
Mr. Peter Breen
Executive Vice President & Head of Litigation
Thomas More Society
Mr. Brendan Ballou
Former Prosecutor
Department of Justice
Supporting Documents (15) Show all +
An article from The New York Times titled “F.B.I. Didn’t Instruct Informants to Encourage Violence at Capitol, Report Says” dated December 12, 2024, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview of Steven D’Antuono dated June 7, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. PDF
An article from Reuters titled “School boards get death threats amid rage over race, gender, mask policies” dated February 15, 2022, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. PDF
A memo from the Office of the Attorney General titled “Partnership among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement to address threats against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff” dated October 4, 2021, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. PDF
A letter from the Department of Justice to Congressional Committees dated April 18, 2024, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. PDF
An article from Fox News titled “DOJ report ‘did not find evidence’ those who crafted memo were directed to ‘find a link between racially motivated violent extremists and any specific religion or political affiliation’” dated April 19, 2024, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. PDF
An article from Reuters titled “FBI did not send undercover operatives to join Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says” dated December 12, 2024, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. PDF
A letter to Pamela Bondi, Attorney General, from Representatives Gerald Connolly, Summer Lee, Jamie Raskin, and Lucy McBath dated February 21, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. PDF
A Democratic Staff Report titled “President Trump’s New Gilded Age: How Trump’s Department of Justice is Promoting Political and Corporate Corruption to Benefit His Most Loyal Supporters” dated February 25, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. PDF
An article from The New York Times titled “‘I Don’t Want to Die for It.’: School Board Members Face Rising Threats” dated November 5, 2021, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. PDF
An excerpt from a transcribed interview dated July 21, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. PDF
A photo of a note, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. PDF
A letter from Hagan Scotten, Assistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York, to Mr. Bove re: United States v. Eric Adams, 24 Cr. 556 (DEH), submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. PDF
An article from AP News titled “Donald Trump stored, showed off and refused to return classified documents, indictment says” dated June 10, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. PDF
An article from MSNBC titled “Jim Jordan’s new myth: an ‘anti-Catholic’ FBI” dated April 15, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. PDF

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