Rep. Jamie Raskin

Proudly serving Maryland's beautiful Eighth Congressional District and leading @HouseJudiciary Committee Democrats in Congress.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

News flash, Mr. President! We appreciate your candor in admitting you “love inflation” and don’t think about other Americans’ “financial situation,” but we hate inflation and can’t stand your illegal tariffs, taxes and wars. We’re sick of your economy for oligarchs!

[Acyn @Acyn]

Reporter: Are you concerned, Mr. President, about the latest inflation number which came out this morning?

Trump: No, I love it. I love the inflation.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

Judiciary Republicans called a hearing without bringing the facts. We're still waiting for their witnesses to provide all the evidence about alleged fraud and criminality at the Southern Poverty Law Center they are recklessly throwing around.

So far, they’ve shown nothing. Just another political hit job, another waste of time.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

It was a great pleasure addressing a bipartisan group of House and Senate interns on the Constitution and their own role in shaping the future of American democracy. These patriotic young people are helping make Congress and government work for all our people.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

The Southern Poverty Law Center has spent decades fighting racist extremism in America. Today, it’s under attack by MAGA and Todd Blanche.

If you don’t like being called a hate group, use your own speech to explain why—don’t get the government to bring a counterfeit criminal prosecution against one of America’s leading civil rights groups.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

MAGA Republicans just sent billions more in taxpayer dollars to fund ICE and Border Patrol’s reign of lawlessness and terror. I voted hell no because our people need affordable health care, groceries and gas, not a domestic paramilitary force with a super-bloated budget and masked federal agents disappearing our neighbors.

Who is the GOP fighting for? Not the American people.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

Most Americans agree with @HouseDemocrats: stop spending our tax dollars on ICE and Border Patrol’s lawless, violent campaign against our own people. But Trump’s enablers in the House want to send another round of billions to fund Trump’s reign of fear and violence.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

OMG -- Fox News carries Raskin's opening statement during a hearing where he highlights the fraud that was Trump University and contrasts it with the SPLC

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

This isn't about one slush fund or one president. I've introduced legislation to stop any president from using taxpayer money to bankroll their political allies and score a family sweeping Super Pardon.

Congress must act urgently to ban these ripoff schemes and collusive 'settlements.'

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

Not only has Trump lost in court over his ridiculous effort to alter the name of the Kennedy Center by an act of monarchical graffiti, but he has lost his absurd and petulant lawsuit against my friend and constituent Chuck Redd, one of the great jazz drummers of all time, for declining to play under that fake name. Trump’s stupid million-dollar lawsuit was void because there was no contract, no breach and no damages. The rule of law is coming back! https://t.co/dJIzfs10uW

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

A beautiful day to celebrate A Taste of Wheaton and overflowing Pride celebrations in Rockville and Takoma Park. Thanks to Rockville Mayor Monique Ashton, Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and Takoma Park Mayor Talisha Searcy. Happy Pride everybody—remember, Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orban and Donald Trump don't celebrate!

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

On D-Day, thousands of brave Americans descended on the shores of Normandy, risking their lives for our freedom and democracy. Today, we honor their service and pledge never to forget their nobility, dedication and patriotism.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

This week's Local Hero is Crystal Foretia, a MoCo native and Yale Law School student, who dedicated years of study to the history of racial segregation in Maryland's youth justice system. She discusses with me some of her powerful and disturbing findings. https://t.co/3TCxZRv69n

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

For the first time since 2024, the House passes bipartisan legislation to send billions of dollars in new security assistance to help our democratic ally Ukraine fight against Putin’s bloody illegal war and imperial aggression. Let’s stand strong for democracy and freedom against the oligarchs and authoritarians.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

If President Trump has really given up on his $1.8 billion slush fund, then Republicans in Congress should join us in voting to shut it down. My new legislation will eliminate the Trump-Blanche Super Pardon and block any President from using taxpayer dollars to cut partisan loyalty reward checks for convicted felons.

Congress must act decisively to end this presidential plunder of the taxpayers.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

NEWS: House Democrats just introduced the BLANCHE Act (Block Lawless Agreements and Nullify Corrupt Handouts and Emoluments Act) — to kill the IRS sweetheart deal shielding Trump and his entire family from federal investigation forever. https://t.co/fnJ4dl4tgM

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

A bipartisan majority in the House voted to rein in President Trump's lawless, profligate and blood-soaked war in Iran. Only Congress can declare war and no such declaration has been made. This is a win for the powers and the wisdom of the legislative branch.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Cheers in the House as the war powers resolution passes

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

Exciting news: my legislation, the BARK Act, is now one step closer to becoming law! The bill will help pet food manufacturers and pet food stores donate usable, surplus food and supplies to shelter cats and dogs in need.

I joined my friends Penny and Julie at the Big Bad Woof, a beloved local business, to celebrate our progress.

[Laura Coates @thelauracoates]

"It would be phenomenal if Todd Blanche had pulled this off, working openly and publicly, formally, as Donald Trump's lawyer, but he was working for our lawyer against Donald Trump, at least theoretically. He should have stopped this at every level..." @RepRaskin

[House Judiciary Dems @HouseJudiciary]

How did Donald Trump give himself, his family, and their businesses a Super Pardon for all their crimes, back taxes, fines, and other payments due to the federal government?

Meet Todd Blanche, Trump’s personal criminal defense lawyer now assigned to the Department of Justice, who gave his boss and former client, Donald Trump, a family-sized stack of get-out-of-jail-free cards.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

We obviously can't take Todd Blanche at his word. Democrats and Republicans must join together to pass our bill to shut down Trump’s slush fund permanently (FOREVER!) and block any future presidential schemes to steer federal settlement money to themselves or private militias composed of cop-beaters and insurrectionists.

Even after the slush fund is crushed, Blanche's dirty deal will still include a Super Pardon for President Trump, his family members and all their businesses from criminal, civil and administrative prosecution for all offenses committed so far. How can he remain the top law enforcement officer for the American people when he's giving a bottomless stack of 'get out of jail free cards' to a lawless president and his family?

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Breaking:

Todd Blanche just now: "We're not moving forward with the [slush] fund. Period."