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Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Government Surveillance and the Protection of Americans’ Sensitive Data

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Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on government surveillance and the protection of Americans’ sensitive personal data. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening statemen... Read more »

Ranking Member Raskin and Sen. Blumenthal Demand Answers After Trump Coerces Big Law Firms Into Submission As Part of Assault on the Rule of Law

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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 »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Trump DOJ’s Intimidation Campaign Against Wrongfully Fired Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer, Ahead of Bicameral Spotlight Hearing

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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 »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Bicameral Spotlight Hearing on Trump’s Pro-Crime, Pro-Corruption Agenda

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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 »

Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers on Trump Administration’s Role in Helping Tate Bros. Leave Romania Despite Facing Rape and Trafficking Charges

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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 »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Ed Martin, Trump’s “Disturbing” Pick for D.C. U.S. Attorney

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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 »

Antitrust Subcommittee Ranking Member Nadler’s Opening Statement at Hearing on Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Competition

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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 »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Competition

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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 »

In New Letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, Ranking Member Raskin Sounds Alarm on Elon Musk’s Extensive Ties to China, Risking National Security

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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 »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Trump’s Lawless, Pro-Retribution Agenda for the FBI

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Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing examining the Trump Administration’s agenda of lawlessness and retribution at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing. WATCH Ranking Member Raskin’s opening sta... Read more »