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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, grilled Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi for her evasive answers and lack of transparency in response to questions about bribery…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of today's oversight hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, called for answers on the weaponization of the Department of…

“Our justice system operates on the principle that the President cannot demand the prosecution of an individual to settle personal scores, let alone when there is no credible evidence that a person engaged in any wrongdoing,” the Senators wrote following the indictment of former FBI…

Republican members have been more muted in their response so far. Chris Murphy speaks during the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit on September 24, 2025 in New York City. Riccardo Savi/Getty Images Word of former FBI Director James Comey's federal indictment sent anger and shockwaves around Congress, with…