Jamie Raskin

If that's not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing.

Hamilton in Federalist 1 said: "The greatest danger to republics and the liberties of the people comes from political opportunists who begin as demagogues and end as tyrants and the people who are encouraged to follow them."

This cannot be the future of America. We cannot have presidents inciting and mobilizing mob violence against our government.

We cannot have presidents inciting and mobilizing mob violence against our government.

This time for his second impeachment, that last point about whether or not the former president will testify, that’s sort of a live issue.

Any official accused of inciting armed violence against the government of the United States should welcome the chance to testify openly and honestly. That is if the official had a defense. We will prove at trial that President Trump’s…

Donald John Trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by inciting violence against the government of the United States.

Ms. Cheney says that ``there has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.'' Read Ms. Cheney's statement. Let's come together and impeach the President for this high…

They may have been hunting for Pence and Pelosi to stage their coup, but every one of us in this room right now could have died.

The cancel culture of violent white supremacy tried to cancel out all of our lives last Wednesday. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Panetta).

I heard one of our colleagues say it was the fault of the mob, not Donald Trump. But who summoned the mob? Who created the mob? Who assembled it? You don't have to trust us if you don't like what you call ``Democrat Members.'' We do prefer…

I am honored to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Katko).

This president is not meeting the most minimal duties of office. He is not meeting the oath that he swore to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. He is not protecting and defending the democracy…

Donald Trump's refusal to immediately sign the stimulus bill led to nothing but heartache over the Christmas holidays.

The military should be very much on notice that it must conform to the rule of law and that the oaths that they swear are to the Constitution of the United States and to the people and not to the president. This is not a banana republic…

Think of it like the chief justice in an impeachment tribunal. He's basically there to preside over the proceedings, but not to usurp Congress' right to make decisions about the counting of the electors.

You know, on the inside, it is absolutely outlandish and whimsical.

Well, you're talking about the inside strategy or the outside strategy for Trump?

If a president were literally to sell pardons, to take money for pardons, that would be bribery.

He doles out pardons like a mob boss would, to reward his political friends and conversely he uses his power over the Department of Justice to punish his enemies.

The president can only pardon for federal offenses. The president cannot pardon in a way that is effective against state criminal prosecutions.

The idea that he's suggesting it as some kind of Christmas present to his friends and family is just outrageous.

The president has the power to pardon in order to correct manifest injustices with an exercise of justice or to balance the operation of justice with mercy.

Look at what the consequence is of this kind of corporate recklessness and governmental toleration of it.

You're using the passive voice there when you say it's been associated with abuse, which implies somehow you and your family were not aware of exactly what was taking place in the country.