#Raskin impeachment trial

Raskin: Well, it’s been very tough since January 6, to tell you the truth. Can you give a sense of how Congress is functioning day-to-day in this atmosphere? HLT: From the outside, it appears that there is a lot of tension within Congress.

Capitol and he should be convicted and barred from ever holding public office again.

House impeachment managers had argued that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the January 6th attack at the U.S.

#Raskin impeachment trial

Jamie Raskin (D-MD) gives closing arguments on the fifth day of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial at the U.S. WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13: In this screenshot taken from a webcast, lead House impeachment manager Rep. And that in itself is a great refutation of all of the magical thinking, irrationalism, quack medical cures, and paranoia that we are emerging from. I mean, it is science that has gotten us through this. I should also say that the COVID-19 legislation and all the progress we’ve made are a reflection of the triumph of science. HLT: I see the insurrection is still on your mind. And that ultimately is the best answer to a collapse into fascism and banana republicanism. The $1.9 trillion package is proof positive that democracy can work as an instrument of the common good. Jamie Raskin: The COVID-19 bill, to me, is the finest possible answer to the insurrectionary violence and mob attack we experienced on January 6. What do you think are the main benefits of the bill? Harvard Law Today: President Biden just signed the COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress. Raskin, who prior to being elected to Congress was a constitutional law professor at American University’s Washington College of Law, spoke to Harvard Law Today on Friday, March 12, from his home in Maryland about Tommy, the day the Capitol was breached, the progressive politics that, he said, “run in my blood,” and how a fellow HLS student’s dream changed the course of his life. We cannot have presidents inciting and mobilizing mob violence against our government and our institutions because they refuse to accept the will of the people under the Constitution of the United States.” While he pled the case, he was in mourning for his son, Tommy, a Harvard Law student who died on December 31. “Senators, this cannot be our future,” he said during the trial. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) became nationally known earlier this year as the lead House impeachment manager seeking President Donald Trump’s conviction in the Senate for his role in the Capitol insurrection of January 6. “When you add racism, anti-Semitism, conspiracy theory and magical thinking, that is an absolute powder keg in terms of an assault on democracy.Rep. “They have a full-blown independent reality, totally cut apart from the world of facts, and that is the groundwork for fascism,” Raskin said. Raskin on Tuesday was among several Democrats who assailed a collection of always-Trumpers - Republicans who pressed the president’s false accusations even after last week’s insurrection at the Capitol. “All of us have to do some soul searching,” Raskin said in imploring Republicans to join efforts to remove Trump from office. Just before the riots, Trump spoke to the supporters near the White House and encouraged them to “fight like hell.”

Trump has falsely claimed there was widespread fraud in the election, and the baseless claims have been repeatedly echoed by congressional Republicans and the insurgents who breached the Capitol last Wednesday. The article says the behavior is consistent with Trump’s prior efforts to “subvert and obstruct” the results of the election and references his recent call with the Georgia secretary of state, in which he said he wanted him to find him more votes after losing the state to Biden. “He will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office,” it reads.