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Jamie Raskin

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Jamie Raskin is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Raskin has been an advocate for various progressive policies, including healthcare reform and civil rights. He gained national attention for his role in the impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump, where he served as a lead impeachment manager during the Senate trial in early 2020.

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May 13, 2025

I will start just by asking my friend from Ohio whether he is referring to me when he uses the word ``you'' or if he is referring more generally to some other people because I would categorically deny having done any of those things.

govinfo.gov
May 12, 2025

A gift you use for four years and then deposit in your library is still a gift (and a grift).

vox.com
May 11, 2025

The U.S. Attorney in D.C. should have unquestioned commitment to justice, public integrity and the truth.

cbsnews.com
May 10, 2025

Trump must seek Congress’ consent to take this $300 million gift from Qatar.

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May 6, 2025

We are not going to allow them to tear it down.

motherjones.com
May 6, 2025

This is a matter of life and death for millions of people across the country.

motherjones.com
Apr 29, 2025

Today our constituents across the country are demanding that elected officials be organizers, strategists, and leaders for democratic opposition to authoritarianism in America.

slate.com
Apr 29, 2025

Trump is weaponizing, distorting, and exploiting the reality of antisemitism to attack academic freedom … the Senate should oppose Trump’s further transparent moves to undermine American democracy under the banner of opposing antisemitism.

msnbc.com
Apr 24, 2025

This president, with his approval ratings underwater and sinking like a stone, is desperately seeking to undermine his political opposition by cutting off their access to funding.

truthout.org
Apr 8, 2025

The Supreme Court has already rejected at least two of the actions that Donald Trump has taken since he got in. One was firing the executive director of the Office of Special Counsel. He was reinstated. The other was reinstating a $2.1…

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Apr 8, 2025

I thank the gentleman for his astute observations there and say that Judge Kacsmaryk was reversed several times by higher courts. We never came out and said, therefore, let's ban nationwide injunctions. We did say we should reform judge…

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Apr 8, 2025

The link to the entire document can be found here: https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/920- 1009__Online.pdf. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson), the ranking member…

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Apr 1, 2025

While my GOP colleagues passively watch Trump punish his critics and take a jackhammer to the work of anti-corruption fighters at the Department of Justice, Democrats are lifting up the tough Americans who are standing strong against the…

cbsnews.com
Mar 24, 2025

With these people in charge, World War III could start with a pocket call.

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Mar 24, 2025

The proper response is to appeal their decision. That's how we work it out. Under a system of the rule of law.

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Mar 24, 2025

Oh, no, not -- not at all. I mean, the whole reason that Trump and Musk are throwing all of this money at it is they know he won't be an independent judge.

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Mar 23, 2025

You are plainly violating the constitutional rights of DoD families.

msnbc.com
Mar 23, 2025

We are alarmed by reports that children at DoD schools were prevented from accessing any library books and many learning materials for a week while officials conducted a ‘review’ to identify any books that are related to the mysterious…

msnbc.com
Mar 19, 2025

She’s got boundless promise as the party leader in our country. But the question is who will have the language to express to America where we need to go.

nbcnews.com
Mar 11, 2025

The detention of Mahmoud Khalil is ripped straight from the authoritarian playbook. His arrest sets an extremely dangerous and chilling precedent from an administration that is hellbent on wielding fear and intimidation as weapons to crush…

thenation.com
Mar 6, 2025

By threatening to seek costs and damages from private litigants, Donald Trump is trying to scare Americans out of court.

msnbc.com
Mar 6, 2025

By stripping security clearances from attorneys at Perkins Coie, Trump wants to make an example of lawyers who stand up for the law, which is what lawyers do.

msnbc.com
Mar 5, 2025

We write to demand that you immediately put an end to the cover-up and retaliation...

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