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“The Monitoring Racket: The Grift that Keeps on Giving”

February 13, 2026

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New Judiciary Democrats Report Exposes MAGA’s Cash-for-Clemency Racket Which Gives Unrepentant Criminals a New Lease on Life and Leaves Victims in the Dust

August 21, 2026

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New Judiciary Democrats Report Exposes MAGA’s Cash-for-Clemency Racket Which Gives Unrepentant Criminals a New Lease on Life and Leaves Victims in the Dust

August 21, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (August 21, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released a new Committee staff report, “Pardons, Inc.: How Trump and His Clemency-for-Cash Racket Let White-Collar Criminals and International Drug Dealers Walk Free and Dodge Billions in Restitution Owed to Their Victims,” exposing the sprawling pay-to-play clemency industry that has emerged around Donald Trump’s White House.

August 20, 2026

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August 19, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA), and House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-MS), along with Northern Virginia Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA), today opened an investigation into an August 10 encounter in Falls Church, Virginia, during which a masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent pointed a gun directly at Carolina Molina, a U.S. citizen and Northern Virginia resident, without justification. The lawmakers sought answers and a full investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and review by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, and demanded that the ICE agents involved in the encounter be placed on administrative leave pending the conclusion of the investigation and review.

August 18, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (August 18, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into explosive whistleblower allegations that Trump Administration political appointees grossly manipulated federal antisemitism investigations to target certain American universities, punish protected speech and force schools into settlements despite government investigators’ finding insufficient evidence to establish any Title VI violations.

August 12, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (August 12, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, filed an amicus brief in Maxwell v. Thomas urging the Supreme Court to enforce the bipartisan First Step Act, landmark criminal justice reform legislation aimed at reducing recidivism and preparing eligible incarcerated individuals to reenter society as productive citizens. At the core of this statute was a new system of evidence-based recidivism reduction programs and fixed incentives—including the possibility of early transfer to prerelease custody and supervised release—that Congress directed the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide.

August 12, 2026

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Today, Rep.

August 11, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (August 11, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into the Trump Administration’s bogus felony prosecution of three-time U.S. Olympian David Hearn, who faced a decade in prison on baseless charges that he damaged the Reflecting Pool lining. In court filings, DOJ was forced to admit the Interior Department knew President Trump’s handpicked contractor, who botched the $15 million Reflecting Pool renovation, was responsible for the damage. The investigation follows President Trump’s public rebuke of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping the prosecution against an innocent American.

August 3, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (August 3, 2026)—Today, Rep.

August 3, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (August 3, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, submitted a public comment urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rescind its extraordinary decision to compel early renewal of eight Disney-owned ABC broadcast licenses. The comment warns that the FCC’s action departs from decades of settled practice and raises serious First Amendment concerns by appearing to use the Commission’s licensing authority to pressure broadcasters over protected speech and editorial decisions.

July 31, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into Trump Media & Technology Group’s plan to sell Wall Street firms early access to President Donald Trump’s market-moving Truth Social posts through a new “Truth API” set to launch August 1. The service, which is marketed to high-frequency traders, hedge funds, and other major investment firms, will reportedly cost $100,000 per month—and Donald Trump, who controls a trust owning more than 40% of Trump Media’s shares, stands to directly profit from the arrangement.

July 30, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, sent a letter demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately equip all agents interacting with the public with fully functional body-worn cameras. The demand follows a disturbing pattern of deadly immigration enforcement operations carried out without basic accountability measures in place.

July 30, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, led Judiciary Democrats in objecting to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) dangerous package of proposed rules that would dramatically roll back longstanding firearms safeguards and undermine public safety.

July 27, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (July 27, 2026)—Rep.

July 24, 2026

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House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), and Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.

July 22, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (July 22, 2026)—Today, Rep.

July 22, 2026

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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Skadden) for answers after a newly unsealed complaint revealed that Skadden advised Intel Corporation in a transaction with the Department of Commerce (DOC)—enabling the Administration to snap up a 10 percent equity stake in Intel—at the same time Skadden reportedly provided legal counsel to DOC on other matters.

July 21, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (July 21, 2026)—Rep.

July 21, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (July 21, 2026)—Rep.

July 15, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, are demanding that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche immediately halt the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) reported plan to consolidate the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), warning that the move is outside of the law and would undermine public safety. The Ranking Members noted that the proposed change would conflict with federal statute and clear Congressional intent, and also cited concerns expressed by key stakeholders affected by the change, including those who represent law enforcement officers.