“This is not going to be an affair that goes on for a long, long time.”īut he is adamant that the story of Trump’s offenses will be heard. “We’re not going to test anybody’s patience,” he said. But what kind of trial, and how long it will take, are unanswered questions.
JAMIE RASKIN SON OBITUARY TRIAL
“None of this would've happened without Donald Trump.”Įven while still mourning Tommy’s death, Raskin is immersed in the details of building a case that he and the other House managers will present to the Senate in a trial that could begin as early as this week, within days after Trump leaves office. “As Congresswoman Cheney put it, ‘He summoned the mob, he assembled the mob and he lit the match that led to that confrontation,’” he said. But this month, the impact of Trump’s actions became frighteningly real. At that time, the threats Raskin warned about seemed remote. “In case of emergency, smash glass,” he told Yahoo News at the time. He focused then on the 25h Amendment, sponsoring legislation to create a body that would allow Congress, and not just the Cabinet, to initiate the process that could remove the president on the grounds that he is unable to fill the duties of his office. More than three years ago, Raskin was warning that the unstable behavior of Donald Trump could threaten the country and provoke a constitutional crisis. In many ways, Raskin is uniquely qualified to lead the House case against the president. “And I’ve got to tell you, when I finally sent Tabitha and Hank back home to be with the rest of my family … I said, ‘Tabitha, I promise you it’ll never be like this in the Capitol again.’” “Really, all of us could have died at the hands of that violent insurrectionist white supremacist mob,” he said. They all survived, but an emboldened Raskin is now more determined than ever to uphold his constitutional duties and hold President Trump accountable for what took place. So for nearly an hour, Raskin, a week after the death of his son, feared for the lives of his daughter and son-in-law. Raskin’s chief of staff, Julie Tagen, who was with them, grabbed a poker from the fireplace, ready to fight back and wield it against any rioters who made it in. Terrified, they hid under a desk as the rioters slammed repeatedly on the door, trying to break in. When the attack began, they barricaded themselves inside House Majority Leader Rep. She and Raskin’s son-in-law, Hank Kronick, the husband of another daughter, had accompanied him to the chamber that day. As he and other members were soon escorted to safety, Raskin and Tabitha were separated. People were crying.”īut foremost on his mind: the welfare of his daughter.
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