Jamie Raskin

It is an extraordinary moment that you and Mr. Cole have allowed us to have here, and none of us should be unaware of the history-making nature of this proceeding.

Last year, Secretary Haaland approved a new Constitution for the Cherokee Nation, which explicitly ensures the production of the political rights of all Cherokee citizens

Regardless of personal or moral perspectives, the Federal prohibition of cannabis is bad public policy.

Cannabis must be decriminalized at the Federal level as a matter of basic justice in the country.

I hope for the sake of the Republic that saner voices will prevail in the Republican Party.

If they're just making a political calculus at this point, what happens when Donald Trump comes roaring back with the support of his cult-like authoritarian supporters?

I wish the straw that had broken the camel's back had been the violent insurrection to overthrow the 2020 election and the constitutional order.

But in any event, everybody agreed that he could be tried. I mean, under our Constitution, we don't have an office of former President of the United States.

As in so many other cases in American history, the states and the people are leading the way before Congress.

I would also like to associate myself with your general leadership on this whole question of reforming marijuana laws, Ms. Mace.

The cost and the harms of criminalizing alcohol were far worse than giving people the right to make their own choices about their lives.

Now, the Biden administration issued guidance that the past use of marijuana would not be an automatic disqualifier when applying for Federal employment.

No, it's absolutely wrong. In fact, the people who made that point most emphatically were his defenders in the Senate during the second impeachment trial.

So, it may be that the spells have begun to dissolve, and the reign of witches may be about to pass as Thomas Jefferson put it at another point in our history.

In a constitutional sense, in an ethical sense, it's an absolute scandal and an outrage, and I think the American people made themselves pretty clear in bucking all of the historic trends.

Well, it makes political sense in the sense that he has exercised almost total control over the Republican Party up until now.

Thank you for holding this hearing, and I look forward to your questions.

We have set forth the truth in a series of hearings. And we're going to set forth the truth in our final report.

We can reform the Electoral Count Act, passing the legislation that Zoe Lofgren and Liz Cheney have proposed.

Donald Trump is the problem of the Republican Party, and he may destroy their party.

Well, first of all, don't count us out, the way we were counted out from the very beginning in this election.

The party of democracy and freedom and progress for the people held. And so we've had a very impressive election.

I think we can reform the Electoral Count Act, passing the legislation that Zoe Lofgren and Liz Cheney have proposed.

In a democracy, the people have the right to the truth.

We're going to continue to fight for social progress. And we're going to fight for the political rights of the people.