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Raskin predicts Supreme Court will allow Trump to be on Colorado ballot

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a former constitutional law professor, said he believes the Supreme Court will allow former President Trump to be on the Colorado ballot, but it may be up to Congress to decide. Colorado’s highest court kicked Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot under the 14th Amendment in a 4-3 ruling Tuesday,… […]

Raskin trolls Santos thank-you note: ‘P.S. It’s not shameful to resign’

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) shot back at Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) after Santos sent him a thank-you note on Friday following his vote against expelling the New York Republican. Raskin sent back Santos’ letter with annotations, corrections and an added note of criticism. “P.S. It’s not shameful to resign,” Raskin wrote. The Republican-led effort to… […]

Comer calls on Raskin to ‘apologize’ for ‘disinformation’ in Biden family investigation

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) went after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday, accusing the Democrat of “spreading disinformation” about his investigation into President Biden’s family finances. “In the course of this investigation, you have been a spirited critic of the need to look into President Biden or his family,” Comer wrote to Raskin in a… […]

Maryland Lawmaker Rep. Jamie Raskin Announces Cancer Diagnosis

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) announced Wednesday he has been diagnosed with cancer and will soon begin four months of treatment. “After several days of tests, I have been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which is a serious but curable form of cancer,” Raskin said in a statement. The Maryland lawmaker also stated that […]

Democrat Jamie Raskin Announces ‘Serious but Curable’ Cancer Diagnosis

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) announced Wednesday he had been diagnosed with a “serious but curable” form of cancer. Source

Raskin: Trump’s MAGA Movement Has ‘Hallmarks of a Fascist Political Party’

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that former President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has the “hallmarks of a fascist political party.”

Raskin: No Contradictions of Hutchinson Testimony in January 6 Probe

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s ” The Last Word” that during the House Select Committee investigation into January 6, 2021 he had “not seen anything that has contradicted” anything that former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson said during her testimony to the committee. Source

Raskin: January 6 Probe Getting a ‘Constant Infusion of New Evidence’

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Thursday on MSNBC’s special coverage of the January 6 House Select Committee hearings that the investigation was getting a “constant infusion of new evidence.” Raskin said, “We have really been buffeted by the constant infusion of new evidence as new people come forward. I can tell you, at least for […]

WATCH: January 6 Witness Calls Out Jamie Raskin for Objecting to 2016 Election

A key witness noted that Democrats, including Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), had attempted to block the certification of past election results.

Raskin: ‘Trump Will Have His Comeuppance’ for Leading an Assault on the Peaceful Transfer of Power

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that former President Donald Trump will face justice for being the “motor behind” the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Dem Rep. Raskin: Ivanka Trump Was ‘Cooperative Witness’ Before the January 6 Probe

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that Ivanka Trump, the daughter and senior White House adviser of former President Donald Trump, was “cooperative” during her eight-hour testimony before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol. Raskin said, “Chair Bennie Thompson said afterward that she was a […]

Jamie Raskin’s plan to hold Trump accountable

On what should’ve been the focus of Trump’s first impeachment “Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t because I had any doubts about impeachment, but I thought that the central impeachable offense and the original sin of the Trump presidency was that he had converted the presidency and the entire executive branch into a money-making operation. […]

Mysterious Anonymous Letter Democrat Raskin Circulated Claims Capitol Police Upset GOP Crushing January 6 Commission

An anonymous letter circulating on official House email accounts that originated with Rep. Jamie Raskin’s (D-MD) office claims U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers are upset with Republican leaders over their opposition to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) January 6 Commission. The letter, a copy of which a Republican Hill staffer received in an email and […]

Itzhak Perlman, Rep. Jamie Raskin and rabbi call for disability advocacy

When Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1963, he performed while seated — a consequence of the polio that left him unable to walk without leg braces or crutches since age 4. “I got a standing ovation, but The New York Times reviewer wasn’t sure if that was because of the way […]

Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin Falsely Claims Trump Supporters Took Part in “Burning of a Church”

The New York Times has amplified claims by “experts” who are calling for Joe Biden to appoint a “reality czar,” prompting critics to compare the idea to the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984. In an article entitled ‘How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis’, the NYT’s Kevin Roose cites “experts” […]

Democrat Jamie Raskin Chokes Up During Impeachment Arguments

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) was seemingly emotional — appearing to almost cry — while he recalled being with his youngest daughter Tabitha at the Capitol on January 6 as he presented arguments supporting the Democrat-led push to impeach former President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, noted the recent death of his […]

How World Remembers Marc Raskin (1934-2017)

Marcus Raskin, the co-founder of the Institute for Policy Studies, passed away shortly before the New Year. He was 83. Marc touched all of our lives, not least by creating the institution we call home — the first uncompromisingly progressive think tank of its kind. The memories and obituaries trickling in from all over are […]

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