Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) Pardon Attorney Ed Martin demanding answers on how pardon decisions are being made at DOJ’s Office of the Pardon Attorney amid growing concerns that Mr. Martin has tossed aside the Department’s long-standing pardon requirements to reward Trump loya... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 29, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding he release the guest list of invitees to his gala dinner honoring top buyers of the $TRUMP memecoin who purchased access to the President. Analyses indicate that a majority of the buyers are likely foreign nationals who would have been barred from do... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force Chair, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, and Co-Chair, Assistant Leader Joe Neguse, issued the following statement after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade unanimously blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to impose sweeping and chaotic tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Over 70 years after the Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), House Committee on the Judiciary, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforceand Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) reintroduced two key pieces of legislation aimed at advancing educational equity and add... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2025)—Rep. Eric Swalwell, Member of the House Judiciary Committee, along with Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, plan to introduce legislation that would address the potential for weaponization of th... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s weaponization of the federal government against Harvard University: “For many decades, Harvard has brought brilliant young people from around the world to the United States, where they have contributed to American global leader... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 21, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, led Democrats in standing up against the Trump Administration’s attempts to intimidate Members of Congress conducting lawful oversight of Trump’s chaotic immigration enforcement. The hearing included testimony from: Jason Ho... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 21, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, is demanding answers from U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth regarding reports of the Trump Administration’s months-long pressure campaign to obtain a $400 million private jet as a “gift” for President Donald Trump from the Qatari royal fami... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz urging him to investigate whether Attorney General Pam Bondi or any other DOJ officials engaged in illegal insider trading ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, following reports Bondi sold... Read more »
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on so-called “threats” to ICE enforcement, where Committee Republicans aided and abetted the Trump Administration’s campaign to stifle Congressional oversight. Below are Ranking Member Crockett’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Crock... Read more »
