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House Judiciary Democrats Demand DOJ Release Special Counsel Jack Smith's Full Report After Department Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Trump's Co-Conspirators

February 3, 2025

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Ranking Member Raskin Hosts Briefing on Rights, Recourses, and Resources for Department of Justice Employees Targeted by Trump Administration

January 31, 2025

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On January 31, 2025, Ranking Member Jamie Raskin led Committee Democrats in a virtual Member briefing and discussion examining the Trump Administration’s alarming assault on the career federal prosecutors, special agents, and law enforcement professionals of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The briefing featured

Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump's Lawless and Dangerous Purge of FBI Agents and DOJ Prosecutors

January 31, 2025

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Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Donald Trump's Baseless Scapegoating After Tragic Plane Crash

January 31, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (January 31, 2025)-Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's baseless and abhorrent scapegoating of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies following the tragic fatal plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) earlier this week:

Ranking Member Raskin: Kash Patel Is Dangerous, Unfit to Lead FBI

January 30, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (January 30, 2025)-Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement rebuking President Donald Trump's dangerous pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel, after his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee only further proved that he is staggeringly unfit to lead the nation's premier law enforcement agency.

In Bicameral Letter, Ranking Members Call on Secretary Rubio to Immediately Restore Refugee Resettlement Services

January 29, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (January 29, 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, along with Sen. Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen.

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Ranking Member Raskin Statement on Disastrous Consequences of Trump's Federal Funding Freeze

January 28, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2025)-Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement and a fact sheet after the Trump Administration announced a sweeping freeze on all federal funding-a brazen attack on millions of American families and a blatant episode of executive trespass on Congressional powers.

Ranking Members Raskin and Connolly Demand Answers Regarding Widespread Firings, Involuntary Reassignments of Career Employees at DOJ

January 28, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2025)- Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Gerald E.

Rebuking Late-night Purge of Inspectors General, House Democratic Ranking Members Demand President Trump Comply with the Law

January 25, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (January 25, 2025)- Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interference and intimidation.

Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump DOJ Memo Threatening to Prosecute Local Officials Over Immigration Enforcement

January 23, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (January 23, 2025)-Rep.