{"id":1924614,"date":"2023-05-04T21:57:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T01:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-threatens-to-subpoena-us-attorney-to-testify-on-rising-crime-rates-in-dc\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T22:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T02:00:43","slug":"comer-threatens-to-subpoena-us-attorney-to-testify-on-rising-crime-rates-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-threatens-to-subpoena-us-attorney-to-testify-on-rising-crime-rates-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer may subpoena US attorney over DC crime rates."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomer-threatens-to-subpoena-us-attorney-to-testify-on-rising-crime-rates-in-dc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1924614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Oversight Chairman Threatens Subpoena for U.S. Attorney Testimony on D.C. Crime Surge<\/h2>\n<h3>Republicans Link D.C. Education System to Rising Juvenile Crime Rates<\/h3>\n<p>House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is taking action to address the surge of crimes in the nation\u2019s capital. Comer is threatening to subpoena the United States attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew Graves, to testify before the full committee regarding his prosecution of crime in the district. Comer believes that Graves&#8217;s office is declining to prosecute violent crimes, which has played a role in the city\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-house-gop-signal-support-for-police-in-midst-of-defunding-calls\/\" title=\"McCarthy, House GOP Signal Support for Police in Midst of Defunding Calls\">rising crime rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday, Comer reiterated his request to have Graves testify before the Oversight Committee. Comer first issued a request for Graves\u2019s testimony last month, but the chairman said that petition was denied by the Justice Department due to an internal policy that prohibits attorneys from appearing before Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis excuse is unpersuasive and inconsistent with past precedent. Indeed, DOJ has made a U.S. Attorney available to testify at a public hearing as recently as last Congress,\u201d Comer wrote. \u201cIf DOJ continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-seek-increased-oversight-of-federal-reserve\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Seek Increased Oversight of Federal Reserve\">obstruct congressional oversight<\/a> in this matter, we will be forced to consider the use of the compulsory process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Oversight Committee is set to hold its second hearing on D.C. crime on May 16, which will feature testimony from Mayor Muriel Bowser. The panel sought to question Graves alongside the mayor after its first hearing in March focused on Graves\u2019s alleged failure to prosecute criminals that allows them to return to the streets, according to Comer.<\/p>\n<p>In his position, Graves is the only U.S. attorney who serves as both the local and federal prosecutor for the city \u2014 making his testimony \u201cnecessary to conduct meaningful oversight\u201d of the district, Comer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs crime continues to spike throughout the District, Mr. Graves must be made available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airlines-warn-of-major-disruption-if-5g-deployment-continues-will-cause-a-completely-avoidable-economic-calamity\/\" title=\"Airlines Warn Of \u2018Major Disruption\u2019 If 5G Deployment Continues, Will Cause A \u2018Completely Avoidable Economic Calamity\u2019\">provide critical information<\/a> to Committee members and to inform potential legislation to remedy this troubling trend,\u201d Comer wrote in his letter to Garland. \u201cIf DOJ continues to obstruct congressional oversight in this matter, we will be forced to consider the use of the compulsory process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garland has until May 11 to confirm whether Graves will be made available to testify, after which Comer said the committee will consider issuing a subpoena.<\/p>\n<h3>House Republicans Seek to Rein in D.C.&#8217;s Self-Governance<\/h3>\n<p>The committee\u2019s next hearing is the latest sign of House Republicans seeking to rein in the district\u2019s self-governance, especially its local jurisdiction over crime and public safety. It follows the passage of a GOP-led bill to repeal the district\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-threatens-to-subpoena-us-attorney-to-testify-on-rising-crime-rates-in-dc\/\" title=\"Comer may subpoena US attorney over DC crime rates.\">rewritten criminal code earlier<\/a> this year, which marked the first time in 30 years that Congress has voted to overturn a district law.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans later introduced another bill seeking to overturn a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-pushes-to-roll-back-liberal-crime-laws-in-dc-after-democratic-embarrassment\/\" title=\"House GOP pushes to roll back liberal crime laws in DC after Democratic embarrassment\">local police reforms<\/a>, building on efforts by some GOP lawmakers to restrict the district\u2019s local autonomy altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats on the committee have pushed back on those attacks, with several calling the hearings a \u201cwaste of time.\u201d Meanwhile, local lawmakers who were called to testify in the first hearing used the opportunity to call for the district&#8217;s statehood \u2014 a move that has been repeatedly rejected in previous Congresses.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is threatening to subpoena the United States attorney for the District of Columbia to testify before the full committee regarding the surge of crimes in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/li>\n<li>Comer believes that U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves&#8217;s office is declining to prosecute violent crimes, which has played a role in the city\u2019s rising crime rates.<\/li>\n<li>The Oversight Committee is set to hold its second hearing on D.C. crime on May 16, which will feature testimony from Mayor Muriel Bowser.<\/li>\n<li>House Republicans seek to rein in the district\u2019s self-governance, especially its local jurisdiction over crime and public safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is threatening to subpoena the United States attorney for the District of Columbia to testify before the full committee regarding the surge of crimes in the nation\u2019s capital. In a letter sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday, Comer reiterated his request to have U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1924615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4930,7734,7204,6009,7836],"class_list":["post-1924614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-attorney","tag-comer","tag-crime","tag-rates","tag-subpoena"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1924614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1924615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1924614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1924614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1924614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}