FOX 5 DC Rep. Don Beyer visited a detention facility in Anne Arundel County in Maryland on Tuesday where Immigration and Customs Enforcement are detaining immigrants who have entered the country illegally, some of which have been separated from their children at the border. Beyer (D-Va.) met with two men from Honduras, Carlos and Mario, whose last names he is withholding to protect their identitie... Read more »
Annapolis Capital Gazette Anne Arundel County is housing immigrant parents separated from their children for months — one of whom was told by immigration officials “you can either give us your daughter or we will take her way,” a Virginia congressman said Tuesday after a visit to the county corrections center. In a Facebook video released by his office, U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, said he tal... Read more »
POLITICO Scott Pruitt drew fire Wednesday from conservative pundit Laura Ingraham, who urged President Donald Trump to dump the scandal-scarred EPA administrator — the latest sign that his support among Republicans is crumbling. Ingraham, the popular radio and Fox News host, is the highest-profile conservative so far to call for Trump to fire Pruitt, who is widely disliked inside the White House a... Read more »
CNN House Democrats, fed up with Scott Pruitt's seemingly endless stream of questionable ethical behavior, are seeking to take the investigation against him to a new level -- to the FBI and Department of Justice. The request was sparked by recent reports that the EPA administrator has been using his staff to run personal errands, including finding his wife a job, hunting for a Washington apartmen... Read more »
AP House Democrats on Friday formally requested that the Justice Department investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for potential criminal conduct. In a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray and Justice criminal division chief John Cronan, six Democratic lawmakers with oversight of Pruitt’s agency allege he repeatedly violated federal anti-corruption laws by seeking to l... Read more »
USA Today Several House Democrats are asking the FBI and the Justice Department to investigate EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt for potentially criminal behavior, including reportedly having an aide contact Chick-fil-A to see whether his wife could become a franchisee for the fast food restaurant. A letter from the lawmakers sent Friday asks FBI Director Christopher Wray and Acting Assistant Attorne... Read more »
Washington Post Six House Democrats on Friday sought a criminal investigation into Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt for reportedly using his office in a bid to secure work for his wife. Writing to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray and acting assistant attorney general John Cronan, the lawmakers said Pruitt had used his office for “the personal gain of himself and his family, in vi... Read more »
While attending the White House’s “Media Row” event today to promote President Trump’s first 500 days in office, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was asked by Nexstar reporter Jessica Smith to explain “reports that he tried to help his wife become a Chick-fil-A franchisee,” (for which Pruitt used his position and official EPA resources, in clear violation of federal regulations). Here is what Admini... Read more »
The Hill Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) criticized President Trump on Tuesday for lashing out at the special counsel investigation and at NFL players who protest social justice issues in a series of early morning tweets. “Waking in an authoritarian mood, the President again denies athletes’ free expression of opposition to police brutality, and attacks an investigation he demanded in fear that it won’t pr... Read more »
Roll Call President Donald Trump, echoing his legal team, on Monday asserted that his office gives him the “absolute right” to pardon himself The president made the claim, which is a matter of dispute among former Justice Department officials and legal experts, in a tweet that also stated he ultimately will not have to because he is innocent of any crimes. Trump contends that “numerous legal schol... Read more »
