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Jamie Raskin: “He started, of course, with the perfectly legitimate, even if, ridiculous tactic, of bringing 60 lawsuits, alleging…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2022
He started, of course, with the perfectly legitimate, even if, ridiculous tactic, of bringing 60 lawsuits, alleging electoral fraud, and corruption that were thrown out, by federal and state courts, including by eight judges, he named to the bench.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin outlines the initial legal challenges posed by Trump regarding the election results.

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