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Ranking Members Raskin, Blumenthal, and Scott Expand Investigation into Trump Administration’s Law Firm Shakedown and Demand Answers from EEOC
July 9, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (July 9, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Rep. Robert C.

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Supreme Court Decision Permitting Trump’s Mass Firings Across Federal Agencies to Move Forward
July 9, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (July 9, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to lift a lower court order that had temporarily paused President Donald Trump’s plans to fire thousands of federal workers and dismantle federal agencies:
Judiciary Democrats Demand AG Bondi Release Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Report on Trump’s Mishandling of Classified Documents, Epstein Files
July 8, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Dan Goldman led Committee Democrats in a letter demanding Attorney General Pam Bondi release the entirety of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President Donald Trump’s refusal to return classified documents after he left office, along with any evidence in the “Epstein files” mentioning Trump, that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have withheld from the public.
Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision in Trump v. CASA
June 27, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc:

Top Democrats Request FTC Documents on Several Investigations into WinRed
June 26, 2025
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WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Robert Garcia (CA-42), the top Democrats on the Committees on Judiciary, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, respectively, requested documents from Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson related to any investigations, findings, and penalties imposed on WinRed dating back to June 2019.
Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Judiciary Republicans’ Subpoena of Harvard University
June 26, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on Committee Republicans’ baseless subpoena to Harvard University, the latest Republican attack on independent thought:
Top House Democrats Call on Senate Homeland Security Committee to Reject Nomination of Extremist Trump Loyalist to Lead Office of the Special Counsel
June 26, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)— Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government reform, sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Rand Paul and Ranking Member Gary Peters urging them to reject President Trump’s nomination of Paul Ingrassia, an unqualified former podcast host and extremist, to lead the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC), a role tasked with protecting whistleblowers and ensuring ethics laws are enforced.
Ranking Member Raskin, Senator Padilla Introduce Bill to Cut Off Federal Contracts to Gun Dealers Whose Firearms Are Disproportionately Linked to Violent Crime
June 26, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Senator Alex Padilla reintroduced bicameral legislation to prevent the federal government from contracting with federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs) that have a documented history of selling guns that are frequently used to commit violent crimes.
Democrats Urge Republicans to Get Serious About Stopping Antisemitism Rather Than Exploiting It for Political Gain
June 25, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, led subcommittee Democrats in calling for real action to address the rising crisis of antisemitism in America, as President Donald Trump defunds the agencies charged with fighting hate crimes and domestic extremism, harbors extremists in his Administration, and weaponizes antisemitism for political gain. 

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Trump’s Assault on Legal Immigration
June 25, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing on how President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are restricting legal immigration.

Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing.

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