WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.-07), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Immigra... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2025)—On Monday, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Senator Adam Schiff, Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees led a BicameralSpotlight Hearing entitled “Restoring Accountability: Exposing Trump’s Attacks on the Rule ofLaw,” examining the Trump Administration’s pro-crime, pr... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2025)— Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, are pressing the White House and six top law firms for answers about deals struck with the Trump Administration to avoid executive orders targeting firms for representing clients and hir... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement rebuking the Trump Department of Justice’s (DOJ) shocking efforts to intimidate wrongfully fired former DOJ Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer into not testifying before House and Senate Democrats at today’s Bicameral Spotlight Hearing on Trump’s attacks on the ru... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Bicameral Spotlight Hearing entitled “Restoring Accountability: Exposing Trump’s Attacks on the Rule of Law.” Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s spotlight hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks. WATCH Ranki... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, demanded answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding the Trump Administration’s reported efforts to pressure Romanian authorities to lift court-imposed travel restrictions on Andrew and Tristan Tate, both of whom face serious allegations of human trafficking, including trafficking ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin: “Ed Martin has made it clear he sees his role as being President Trump's personal enforcer. His record of political extremism and subservience to Trump speaks fo... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee hearing examining how Donald Trump dismantled key Artificial Intelligence (AI) safeguards and attacked independent regulators, leaving Americans vulnerable to the growing dangers of unregulated A... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks at the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust hearing examining how Donald Trump dismantled key Artificial Intelligence (AI) safeguards and attacked independent regulators, leaving Americans vulnerable to the growing dangers of unregulate... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel to demand the FBI provide urgent information to the American people on the myriad national security threats posed by Elon Musk, a businessman with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who has gained unfette... Read more »
