Jason Powell

Jason Powell is the Chief Investigative Counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).  Prior to joining CREW, Powell served in various legal, investigative, and policy roles in the House of Representatives and the Executive Branch, including as General Counsel for the House Committee on Oversight and Reform under Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, and before that, as Deputy General Counsel under the late Chairman Elijah E. Cummings.  Earlier in his career, Powell served on that same Committee during the tenures of former chairmen Edolphus Towns and Henry Waxman.  Powell also previously served as Legislative Director for Rep. Maxine Waters and as Counsel for the House Committee on Financial Services.  During the Obama Administration, Powell served at the U.S. Department of the Interior as Senior Counsel in the Office of the Secretary and the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs.  Powell began his career on Capitol Hill as a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellow serving in the Office of Rep. Edolphus Towns and on the staff of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce under the late Chairman John Dingell.  Powell has a degree in political science from Case Western Reserve University and earned his J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University.

Articles by this author:

Trump on Trial: A Model Prosecution Memo for Federal Election Interference Crimes

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Jul 13th, 2023

The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker – Trump Subpoena Edition

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Oct 27th, 2022

Highlights from the Criminal Evidence Tracker’s Reports on Seven Hearings by the January 6th Committee

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Jul 21st, 2022

The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Seventh Edition

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Jul 18th, 2022

The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Sixth Edition

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Jun 30th, 2022

In Advance of the Snap Hearing … the Jan. 6 Criminal Evidence Tracker Fifth Edition

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Jun 27th, 2022

The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Fourth Edition

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Jun 23rd, 2022

The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Third Edition

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Jun 18th, 2022

The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Second Edition

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Jun 14th, 2022

The January 6th Hearings: A Criminal Evidence Tracker

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Jun 10th, 2022