Jamie Raskin actually said...

If we have no legitimate legislative purpose in investigating a violent insurrection against our own government, well, then we simply have no legitimate legislative purposes at all.

Context

Raskin argues for the necessity of the investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

12/13/2021

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