Biden, then Vice President and as such President of the Senate, rejected Raskin’s objection as out of order.
In January 2017, however, Raskin himself objected to the certification of Florida’s electoral votes on the claim that ten of the state’s electors were supposedly not legally qualified to serve as electors under state law. Trump’s continued insistence that he was the true “landslide” winner, Raskin said, is “the big lie that was responsible for inflaming and inciting the mob in the first place.” Joe Neguse (D-CO) argued that Trump was responsible for the January 6 riot at the Capitol building not only via the words of his speech that day, but because he spent months pursuing allegations of election fraud in several states “widespread” enough to flip the outcome to now-President Joe Biden. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) calls former President Donald Trump the “inciter-in-chief” for protesting the certification of the 2020 election, critics have called attention to Raskin’s own past refusal to accept the outcome of the 2016 election.ĭuring the second day of the Senate impeachment trial, Raskin and fellow impeachment manager Rep. WASHINGTON, D.C., Febru( LifeSiteNews) – As lead impeachment manager Rep. Subscribe to our email list and bookmark to continue getting our news. Newsweek has reached out to McCarthy's office for comment.Big Tech is censoring us. Is she concerned about what we find out?" he asked, and also added that GOP investigators will produce a report that will address "the truth of why we were so ill-prepared that day, what were the decisions made to make us ill-prepared, and what can we do to make sure that that never happens again." "The speaker wants control of who the minority leader could put on the committee. Speaking with NBC, McCarthy noted that Republicans are conducting their own investigation into security issues on January 6. Both legislators are allies of Trump, and in a statement at the time, Pelosi said that "with an insistence on the truth and with concern about statements made and actions taken by these Members," she had to reject their nominations.Īfter her decision, McCarthy said the committee had "lost all legitimacy and credibility." In July, Pelosi objected to two of McCarthy's appointments to the panel-Representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio and Jim Banks of Indiana. While McCarthy didn't appoint any Republican members to the panel, Pelosi appointed two-Representatives Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, and Adam Kinzinger, of Illinois, who are frequent Trump critics. Representative Jamie Raskin said that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's decision to pull Republicans from the January 6 committee last summer has allowed the panel "to get work done." Above, McCarthy speaks during a news conference at the U.S. It also could mean the GOP won't have as much ability to push back during the hearings. In its article on Sunday, NBC noted that since McCarthy didn't appoint any Republicans to the committee Trump allies may not know what's in store as the panel moves its work into the public eye more. "They already have the report written and they're trying to create a narrative for it instead of trying to get to the truth."Īfter conducting its probe on the Capitol riot for months, the panel is expected to begin public hearings this spring, and in March, it floated the possibility of charges against former President Donald Trump. "This is nothing but a political show," he said last week of the panel's January 6 probe. However, McCarthy told NBC News he has no regrets about his decision to boycott the panel. "Politically, I think it was a great decision, because we're able to get work done." "Institutionally, I think it was a terrible decision," Raskin, a member of the committee, said of the move in an interview published by NBC News on Sunday. Capitol riot that happened on Januafter House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of his five appointees to the panel in July. McCarthy moved to boycott the committee investigating the U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, said that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's decision to pull Republicans from the January 6 committee last summer has allowed the panel "to get work done."
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