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On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump: Does he hew to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flex the powers of the presidency in untested ways? Clyburn said he told Biden’s team, only half jokingly, that because the Supreme …

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Jamie Raskin runs to be top Dem on House Judiciary in face of 'emboldened MAGA movement'
3 weeks ago

Jamie Raskin runs to be top Dem on House Judiciary in face of 'emboldened MAGA movement'

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Monday that he was officially running to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler as the ranking Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee. "But this time the MAGA movement has not only a trifecta but a complicit Supreme Court waiting in the wings and a dominant media propaganda system parroting all the lies," he warned. "New generations of …

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'100 percent fabricated': Jamie Raskin calls out viral new election certification lie
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'100 percent fabricated': Jamie Raskin calls out viral new election certification lie

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin took to social media to fact-check a fake quote he said is going around that is being falsely attributed to him. "So, it's going to be up to us on Jan. 6, 2025, to tell the rampaging Trump mobs that he's disqualified and that we need bodyguards for everybody," the short excerpt says. The full quote from …

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Did Trump's DOJ cover up an alleged $10 million Egyptian bribe? Dems aim to find out
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Did Trump's DOJ cover up an alleged $10 million Egyptian bribe? Dems aim to find out

Raw Story  

Congressional Democrats on Tuesday launched an investigation in response to recent Washington Post reporting on a closed federal probe into whether Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi gave former U.S. President Donald Trump $10 million to illegally help his 2016 campaign. In addition to generating suspicion about a cash bribe from el-Sisi, Raskin and Garcia wrote to Trump, "this detailed news …

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Jamie Raskin hits back at Lauren Boebert with Trump quotes
1 year, 9 months ago

Jamie Raskin hits back at Lauren Boebert with Trump quotes

The Independent  

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The rise of Rep. Scott Perry: The most dangerous insurrectionist you've never heard of
1 year, 10 months ago

The rise of Rep. Scott Perry: The most dangerous insurrectionist you've never heard of

Raw Story  

How does a Republican congressman from central Pennsylvania — who is currently facing a federal investigation after allegedly spitballing ideas for a "paperwork coup" on behalf of Donald Trump — wind up with a committee seat that could allow him to see open Justice Department files about himself? Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers -- including House Minority Leader …

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GOP opens ‘weaponization’ probe with sweeping claims of bias
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP opens ‘weaponization’ probe with sweeping claims of bias

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans launched the marquee investigation of their new majority Thursday with a brazen assertion that the federal government has been used against conservatives, drawing in current and former lawmakers to make a sprawling — and at times convoluted — case that national security officials, social media companies and the media have been conspiring against them. The first …

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Trump 'inciter in chief' of Capitol attack, say Democrats
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump 'inciter in chief' of Capitol attack, say Democrats

India Today  

The first full day of arguments are beginning in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, as House Democratic prosecutors said the former president was no "innocent bystander" but the "inciter in chief" of deadly attack at the Capitol to overturn the election. Prosecutors in Donald Trump's impeachment trial said Wednesday they would prove that Trump was no "innocent bystander" but the "inciter …

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Rep. Jamie Raskin links impeachment with personal tragedy
3 years, 10 months ago

Rep. Jamie Raskin links impeachment with personal tragedy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The congressman’s voice cracked and he paused to drink from a bottle of water as he told of apologizing to his daughter for bringing her to the U.S. Capitol on the day a deadly mob overran it. “She said, ’Dad, I don’t want to come back to the Capitol,’” Raskin said softly, squeezing his nose and shaking his …

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Rep. Jamie Raskin links impeachment with personal tragedy
3 years, 10 months ago

Rep. Jamie Raskin links impeachment with personal tragedy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The congressman’s voice cracked and he paused to drink from a bottle of water as he told of apologizing to his daughter for bringing her to the U.S. Capitol on the day a deadly mob overran it. “She said, ’Dad, I don’t want to come back to the Capitol,’” Raskin said softly, squeezing his nose and shaking his …

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'They Thought They Were Going To Die': Raskin Recounts Family's Experience On Jan. 6
3 years, 10 months ago

'They Thought They Were Going To Die': Raskin Recounts Family's Experience On Jan. 6

NPR  

'They Thought They Were Going To Die': Raskin Recounts Family's Experience On Jan. 6 Enlarge this image toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Handout/Getty Images In emotional remarks, lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin detailed his experience during the Jan. 6 attack, including being separated from his family, who barricaded themselves in an office and hid under a desk. His youngest …

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'They Thought They Were Going To Die': Raskin Recounts Family's Experience On Jan. 6
3 years, 10 months ago

'They Thought They Were Going To Die': Raskin Recounts Family's Experience On Jan. 6

NPR  

'They Thought They Were Going To Die': Raskin Recounts Family's Experience On Jan. 6 Enlarge this image toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Handout/Getty Images In emotional remarks, lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin detailed his experience during the Jan. 6 attack, including being separated from his family, who barricaded themselves in an office and hid under a desk. His youngest …

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Who’s who in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Who’s who in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump is first former US president to face impeachment trial and only president to be impeached twice. Former US President Donald Trump will face his second impeachment trial in the United States Senate this week. Here is who’s who in Trump’s impeachment trial: Senator Patrick Leahy, president pro tempore of the Senate Democrat Leahy is the longest-serving senator in …

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Congressman Jamie Raskin, who lost his son to suicide 2 weeks ago, leads effort to impeach Donald Trump
3 years, 11 months ago

Congressman Jamie Raskin, who lost his son to suicide 2 weeks ago, leads effort to impeach Donald Trump

Firstpost  

Speaker Nancy Pelosi named the Maryland Democrat lead manager of the House team that will present testimony during Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate Washington: Rep. Jamie Raskin’s 25-year-old son, Tommy, killed himself on New Year’s Eve and was buried the following Tuesday. They were unsettled by Barack Obama becoming the nation’s first African-American president, he added, and now “have …

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Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
3 years, 11 months ago

Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin’s 25-year-old son, Tommy, killed himself on New Year’s Eve and was buried the following Tuesday. Many of the rioters storming the Capitol, Raskin said, were used to a world in which white people were “a comfortable, commanding majority in this country.” They were unsettled by Barack Obama becoming the nation’s first African-American president, he added, …

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Trump’s Second Impeachment Will Be An Impeachment Like No Other
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s Second Impeachment Will Be An Impeachment Like No Other

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three U.S. presidents have been impeached by the House. Trump’s actions make him “an imminent threat,” perpetrating an “ongoing assault on our democracy” that demands an “immediate need for action,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in a letter to the House Democratic Caucus. “You have to show strength and be strong.” He added that “if you don’t fight …

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Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
3 years, 11 months ago

Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many of the rioters storming the Capitol, Raskin said, were used to a world …

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