Press Releases

Ranking Member Raskin Leads Democrats in Legal Challenge Against Trump’s Attacks on DOJ Office that Combats Hate Crimes, Antisemitism, and Religious Violence

December 5, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (December 5, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led 90 House Democrats in opposing the Trump Administration’s lawless effort to eliminate the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Community Relations Service (CRS).

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Chairman Jordan’s Refusal to Let the American People Hear Directly from Former Special Counsel Jack Smith

December 3, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after Chairman Jim Jordan refused the offer from former Special Counsel Jack Smith to testify publicly before the American people regarding his investigations into President Donald Trump’s criminal wrongdoing, instead issuing a subpoena for his private, closed-door testimony:

Ranking Member Scanlon’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans’ Misguided Balanced Budget Amendment Push

December 3, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2025)—Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on Republicans’ misguided attempt to advance a balanced budget amendment, just as they add trillions of dollars to the national debt by gifting their billionaire buddies generous handouts on the backs of hardworking Americans.

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans’ Misguided Balanced Budget Amendment Push

December 3, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republicans’ misguided attempt to advance a Constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget, amid a debt crisis of their own making that they could solve legislatively.

Ranking Member Raskin Launches Investigation of CBS “Ombudsman” After CBS Heavily Edits Trump 60 Minutes Interview Following President’s Displeasure with Journalist’s Questions

December 3, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to CBS News Ombudsman Kenneth Weinstein, demanding he investigate evidence that President Donald Trump improperly influenced and coerced CBS News’s editorial decisions during his November 2, 2025, 60 Minutes interview, pressuring the network to censor his own remarks about corruption and financial conflicts of interest.

Labor Caucus Opposes Trump Administration’s Farmworker Wage Cuts

December 2, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) with Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Immigration, Integrity, Security,

Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Kamlager-Dove Demand FBI Director Kash Patel Reimburse Taxpayers, Produce Records After Using Government Jet for Personal Flights, Lavish Vacations, and Romantic Date Nights

December 1, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (December 1, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove are demanding answers from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel on why American taxpayers are being forced to foot the bill for his leisure travel, as reports indicate Patel has repeatedly abused taxpayer-funded government jets for personal travel—including a “date night” trip with his girlfriend, a luxury hunting getaway, and a golfing excursion in

Ranking Member Raskin Files Resolution Opposing Pardon or Commutation for Epstein Accomplice and Convicted Child Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell

November 26, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (November 26, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, filed a resolution expressing the House of Representatives’ strong opposition to any grant of clemency, commutation, or pardon to convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

New Report Exposes the Trump Family’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Crypto Empire, Fueled by Self-Dealing and Corrupt Foreign Interests

November 25, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (November 25, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released a new staff report revealing how President Donald Trump and his family have transformed the presidency into a personal money-making operation, adding billions of dollars to his net worth through cryptocurrency schemes entangled with foreign governments, corporate allies, and criminal actors.

Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla: Secretaries Noem and Rubio Too Cowardly to Defend Shocking Decision to Abandon Refugees, Unlawfully Dispatch Deputies Instead

November 20, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Sen. Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, issued the following statement after Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.