Regardless of operating in opposition to him, Raskin expressed ‘boundless admiration’ for Nadler, whom he referred to as a ‘good friend.’
WASHINGTON—Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced on Dec. 2 that he’s difficult Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) for the highest Democrat spot on the Home Judiciary Committee.
Raskin mentioned that the committee will take center-stage with President-elect Donald Trump, of whom he’s a staunch critic, again within the White Home.
The GOP is projected to retain its majority within the Home and subsequently management the committee.
“That is the place we’ll wage our front-line protection of the freedoms and rights of the folks, the integrity of the Division of Justice and the FBI, and the safety of our most valuable birthright possessions: the Structure and the Invoice of Rights, the rule of regulation, and democracy itself,” wrote Raskin.
In what he referred to as a “historic project,” Raskin referred to as on his fellow Home Democrats to “stand within the breach to defend the rules and establishments of constitutional democracy.”
Raskin cited his credentials together with working as a constitutional regulation professor at American College and Yale Regulation College; being the lead Home supervisor in Trump’s second impeachment trial following the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021; serving on the Home choose committee to research Jan. 6; and serving because the rating member of the Home Oversight Committee.
Raskin mentioned he expects the Trump administration to make use of the Justice Division and FBI to conduct mass deportations of unlawful immigrants and as a instruments of “political revenge and prosecution.”
Raskin in contrast this combat to him battling most cancers. In 2022, Raskin was recognized with lymphoma. As of 2023, his most cancers has been in remission.
And regardless of operating in opposition to him, Raskin expressed “boundless admiration” for Nadler, whom he referred to as a “good friend.”
“His profession is a mannequin of dedication to our shared Democratic imaginative and prescient of presidency as an instrument for the frequent good,” he mentioned.
“If I’m fortunate sufficient to be chosen for this accountability within the 119th Congress, I’ll flip to Jerry first and all through for his all the time smart counsel and political judgment.”
The Epoch Occasions reached out to Nadler’s workplace for the congressman’s response however obtained no reply by publication time.