Raskin: Democrats Need to Take Democracy Back
Thursday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) made the startling statement that Democrats needed to take back the democracy because the Trump administration was “criminals.”
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Raskin: SCOTUS Went After Voting Rights Act ‘in the Name of’ Constitution, It’s Like End of Reconstruction
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) argued that “We’re looking at a time that parallels exactly what happened at the end of Reconstruction,” because the Supreme Court engaged in a “complete destruction of
Raskin: SCOTUS ‘Has Been Gerrymandered’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says that, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-based congressional districts, “we’re going to have to try to transform the way the Supreme Court has been gerrymandered itself.”
Raskin: WHCD Shooting Could Be ‘Moment of Unity’ for Universal Background Checks
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner could be a moment of unity that brought universal background checks for gun ownership.
Raskin: I Have No Personal Problem with Trump, I Call Out His ‘Authoritarianism’
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said he did not have a personal problem with President Donald Trump when he called him an “authoritarian.”
Raskin: FBI Director Kash Patel ‘Is Just Not Qualified for the Job’
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said FBI director Kash Patel was “just not qualified for the job.”
Raskin: Pam Bondi Turned DOJ Into ‘Trump’s Vendetta Factory’
Thursday on CNN’s “News Central,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) complained Pam Bondi turned the Department of Justice (DOJ) into President Donald Trump’s “vendetta factory.”
Raskin on What People Are Getting Out of Shutdown: People Are Getting that Trump Won’t Fund TSA
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that what people are getting out of the DHS shutdown “is that Donald Trump refuses to fund the Coast Guard or TSA or any of the other functions
Venezuelan-Born PragerU Commentator Hits Back at Democrats Defending Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan-born PragerU commentator Franklin Camargo shot back at Democrats during a Wednesday hearing on the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro, calling him an “evil narcoterrorist who committed crimes against Americans.”
Raskin: ‘Republican Party Is Based Totally on Voter Suppression, Gerrymandering, Disenfranchisement’
Monday on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said the Republican Party was “based totally on voter suppression, gerrymandering, disenfranchisement at this point.”
Dem Rep. Raskin: We Will Investigate Hundreds of Millions Noem Channeled to ‘Friends and Intimates’
Monday on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said there will be an investigation into the hundreds of millions of dollars that former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spent during her tenure.
Raskin: There Is ‘Exhilaration’ Noem Is Gone
Thursday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that there was “exhilaration” that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had been removed from her position.
Democrats Vow Revenge Against Corporations that Courted Trump if They Take Back Power After the Midterms
Democrats are weighing how to target corporations that have courted President Donald Trump’s approval if they retake the House after the midterm elections.
Raskin: Trump ‘Has No Role at All in Administering Midterm Elections’
Thursday on MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that President Donald Trump “has no role constitutionally” in administering midterm elections.
Raskin: DOJ Was ‘Spying’ on Lawmakers Reviewing Epstein Files
Thursday on CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) claimed the Department of Justice (DOJ) was spying on lawmakers reviewing the unredacted Epstein files.
Raskin: SAVE Act ‘Has Nothing to Do with Voter ID’
Friday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) claimed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act had “nothing to do with voter ID.”
Raskin: SAVE Act Likely Violation of 19th Amendment, Women’s Right to Vote
Thursday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, if passed, would likely violate the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
Raskin: Trump ‘Has One Objective in Mind Which Is Trying to Steal the Election’
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said President Donald Trump has one objective in mind: “trying to steal” the midterm election.
Raskin: This Is a ‘Cover-Up,’ 3 Million Epstein Files Released ‘Close to Nothing’
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said the 3 million documents of the Epstein files that have been released were “close to nothing.”
Trump: ‘Jack Smith Is Being Decimated’ in Congressional Hearing
President Donald Trump said that former special counsel Jack Smith was getting “decimated” while testifying before Congress on Thursday.
Raskin: ‘Looks Like’ ICE Is Recruiting White Supremacists
Thursday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said he suspects Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is attempting to recruit white supremacists.
Raskin Calls for Special Master to Be Put in Charge of Epstein Files Release
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “Deadline,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Congress needed to appoint a special master to take over the release of the Epstein files.
Raskin: Bari Weiss ‘Basically’ a Reporter on the Payroll of Vladimir Putin
Monday on MS NOW’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) likened CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss to a “reporter on the payroll of Vladimir Putin.”
Dem Rep. Raskin: Trump Administration ‘Is Collapsing’
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said the Trump administration was “collapsing in a lot of ways.”
Raskin: GOP Is ‘Whole Reason We’ve Got the Affordable Care Act’, Need Medicare for All to Deal with Insurance
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) responded to criticisms of health insurance companies from President Donald Trump by stating that “If you want to oust the insurance companies, let’s move to a Medicare for all
Raskin: We Had ‘Envy of the World’ Economy at End of Biden Term, Can’t Build Economy by Throwing Money at People Like Trump’s Doing
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) argued that at the end of the Biden presidency, America’s economy was “the envy of the world” and has now been ruined and Trump is attempting “to compensate for
Raskin: Trump ‘Ginning Up’ War to Distract from the ‘Eroding Economy’
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) claimed President Donald Trump was “ginning up” a war in Venezuela to “distract the country from the eroding economy.”
House Passes Bill Blocking October 7 Terrorists from Entering U.S.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Monday that would bar from the United States anyone involved in the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, terrorist attack against Israel.
Raskin: Just Because Trump Tells You to Do Something, It Doesn’t Mean It’s Lawful
Monday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said just because President Donald Trump “tells you to do something, whether you’re wearing a uniform or not, does not mean it’s lawful.”
Raskin on Plaskett Texting with Epstein: GOP Lawmakers Text Trump All the Time
Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) dismissed Delegate Stacey Plaskett’s (D-VI) text message exchange with Jeffrey Epstein during a House hearing because he said Republican lawmakers text with President Donald Trump.
Raskin: Congressional Republicans and Trump ‘Moving in Completely Opposite Directions’
Friday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers were “moving in completely opposite directions.”
Raskin: Trump’s ‘Threats of Assassination’ of Lawmakers Is an ‘Impeachable Offense’
Friday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said President Donald Trump committed an “impeachable offense” with his response to a video featuring Democratic lawmakers telling military members about refusing illegal orders.
Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin Defends Virgin Islands Delegate’s Epstein Texts: ‘Where Is the Ethical Transgression?’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) offered a strange defense of Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)’s recently revealed texts with convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing, arguing that she was merely “taking a phone call from her constituent.”
Raskin: Donald Trump Is ‘Like a One-Man Crime Wave’
Friday on MSNBC’s ” The Briefing,” Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said President Donald Trump is “like a one-man crime wave.”
Raskin: Dems Will ‘Hold the Line’ on Shutdown GOP Caused, Won’t Accept Them Saying ‘Just Reopen the Government’
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that “Republicans have dealt themselves a six-week paid vacation” on the government shutdown and Republicans “say wink, wink, come on back, let’s just reopen the government, and everything
Raskin on Past Filibuster Opposition: ‘We Don’t Need a Procedural Fix at This Point’
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) responded to a question on his past support for abolishing the filibuster by saying that “We don’t need a procedural fix at this point.” Host Dana Bash asked, “One
Raskin: ‘A Lot of Republicans Are Hoping’ SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
Wednesday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said a lot of Republicans are hoping the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Raskin: Trump Acting Like an ‘Authoritarian Steamroller’
Friday on CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-CA) said President Donald Trump was acting like an “authoritarian steamroller.” Rskin said, “We need consensus and we need negotiation, which is why we are telling our Republican colleagues who defected on a
Raskin Calls Trump Military Strikes on Drug Boats a ‘Lawless Operation’
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-CA) said the Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific were a “lawless operation.”
Raskin: Constitutionally Trump Can’t Get More Money than His Salary from Government
Thursday on CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) argued the Constitution says a president can’t accept more money than his salary for the government while discussing President Donald Trump’s request that the Justice Department compensate him $230 million for past cases.
