He said that lawmakers who voted to acquit Trump at his second impeachment trial were having “quitter’s remorse,” and called Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into origins of the Trump-Russia probe a “total flop.” Raskin also has a history of grabbing headlines by verbally skewering his political opponents. Some of his colleagues say that’s testament to his skills going toe-to-toe with Republicans, his ease of recalling the specifics of laws, dates and legal opinions. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.). To win his party’s top Democratic spot on the committee, Raskin catapulted over more senior Reps. Raskin, 60, is married to Sarah Bloom Raskin, who served as deputy secretary of Treasury during the Obama administration.
and represents a suburban district that’s home to numerous federal civil servants. “The forces Donald Trump unleashed against us are still very much at large,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg Government.Įlected to Congress in 2016, the former state senator and American University law professor resides in the liberal enclave of Takoma Park, Md. In another hearing about border security, he changed the subject to replacement theory, a white nationalist conspiracy theory that equates immigration with the diminishing power of white people. In addition to poking holes in the theory that Twitter officials coordinated with the FBI, Raskin turned the table on Republicans inviting a witness discuss the issue of of violent incitement and hate speech online that led to the Jan. Raskin debuted his strategy at a recent hearing focused on Twitter temporarily blocking a news article about the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop. 8 hearing where Republicans grilled Twitter executives over the handling of a story on Hunter Biden’s laptop. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, speaks at Feb. Raskin’s ability to parry Republicans’ rhetorical attacks, blunt the sting of their probes and continue to go after Republicans on controversial topics could be key for Democrats and Biden who are eager to enter the 2024 election cycle with minimal political damage. Raskin says he wants committee Democrats to serve “as a truth squad, debunking and refuting a lot of the disinformation and propaganda that’s coming our way.” At the same time he said his job is not to be a “pro-bono defense counsel for this or that president or politician.” He’s now the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, which promises to be the venue for some of the most explosive and partisan hearings in the next two years as House Republicans investigate Biden, his family’s finances and his cabinet members. 6 attacks at the Capitol, and serving on the high-profile panel digging into the same event. The Maryland lawmaker is back in the spotlight after rising to prominence as the lead impeachment manager for Trump’s role in the Jan. But he’ll still be going after President Donald Trump. Jamie Raskin’s newest assignment is defending President Joe Biden.
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