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[H. Res. 203 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 35
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 203

                          [Report No. 115-83]

    Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Attorney 
 General, to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of 
Representatives relating to certain communications by the President of 
                           the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2017

Mr. Quigley (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
   Speier, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Swalwell of California) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

                             April 6, 2017

Additional sponsors: Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. 
                                 Cohen

                             April 6, 2017

 Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, 
                       and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Attorney 
 General, to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of 
Representatives relating to certain communications by the President of 
                           the United States.

    Resolved,  That the President is requested, and the Attorney 
General of the United States is directed, to transmit, respectively (in 
a manner appropriate to classified information, if the President or the 
Attorney General determines appropriate), to the House of 
Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption 
of this resolution, copies of any document, record, memo, 
correspondence, or other communication in their possessions, or any 
portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to the 
following:
        <DELETED>    (1) President Donald J. Trump's statement, 
        communicated via Twitter on March 4, 2017, at 3:35 a.m.: 
        ``Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my `wires tapped' in 
        Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is 
        McCarthyism.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) President Trump's statement, communicated via 
        Twitter on March 4, 2017, at 3:49 a.m.: ``Is it legal for a 
        sitting President to be `wire tapping' a race for president 
        prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW 
        LOW!''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) President Trump's statement, communicated via 
        Twitter on March 4, 2017, at 3:52 a.m.: ``I'd bet a good lawyer 
        could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama 
        was tapping my phones in October, just prior to 
        Election!''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) President Trump's statement, communicated via 
        Twitter on March 4, 2017, at 4:02 a.m.: ``How low has President 
        Obama gone to tapp [sic] my phones during the very sacred 
        election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) 
        guy!''.</DELETED>
That the President is requested, and the Attorney General of the United 
States is directed, to transmit, respectively (in a manner appropriate 
to classified information, if the President or the Attorney General 
determines appropriate), to the House of Representatives, not later 
than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies 
of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication 
in their possessions, or any portion of any such communication, that 
refers or relates to the following:
            (1) President Donald J. Trump's statement, communicated via 
        Twitter on March 4, 2017, at 3:35 a.m.: ``Terrible! Just found 
        out that Obama had my `wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before 
        the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!'';
            (2) President Trump's statement, communicated via Twitter 
        on March 4, 2017, at 3:49 a.m.: ``Is it legal for a sitting 
        President to be `wire tapping' a race for president prior to an 
        election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW LOW!'';
            (3) President Trump's statement, communicated via Twitter 
        on March 4, 2017, at 3:52 a.m.: ``I'd bet a good lawyer could 
        make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was 
        tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!''; or
            (4) President Trump's statement, communicated via Twitter 
        on March 4, 2017, at 4:02 a.m.: ``How low has President Obama 
        gone to tapp [sic] my phones during the very sacred election 
        process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!''.
                                                  House Calendar No. 35

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 203

                          [Report No. 115-83]

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                               RESOLUTION

    Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Attorney 
 General, to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of 
Representatives relating to certain communications by the President of 
                           the United States.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 6, 2017

 Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, 
                       and ordered to be printed