Political Quotes

Jamie Raskin: “Three rings of interwoven attack were now operating towards January 6. On the inside ring, Trump continued trying to…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2022
Three rings of interwoven attack were now operating towards January 6. On the inside ring, Trump continued trying to work to overturn the election by getting Mike Pence to abandon his oath of office as vice president and assert the unilateral power to reject electoral votes.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin outlines the strategies Trump employed to overturn the election results leading up to January 6.

Share

More from Jamie Raskin

Sep 25, 2026

Amidst an alarming increase in antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of toxic hate, Team Maryland is surging more than $8.6 million in federal Nonprofit Security Grants to protect our people.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Sep 6, 2026

The Trump family has turned the entire executive branch into a money-making enterprise, so there’s more than enough corruption and lawlessness to keep Democrats across the House busy for years.

foxnews.com
Sep 5, 2026

From Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman to Rachel Carson to Thurgood Marshall, Marylanders have been devoted patriots and fighters for our land, our democracy and our freedom. When this time capsule is opened, future Americans will be…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Sep 25, 2026

It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns.

abcnews.com

Other voices in this conversation