Tag: Jamie Raskin

Maryland Lawmaker Rep. Jamie Raskin Announces Cancer Diagnosis

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) announced Wednesday he has been diagnosed with cancer and will soon begin four months of treatment. “After several days of tests, I have been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which is a serious but curable form of cancer,” Raskin said in a statement. The Maryland lawmaker also stated that…


House Impeachment Manager: Second Impeachment a ‘Dramatic Success in Historical Terms’

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), one of the House impeachment managers, described the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump as a “dramatic success.” Raskin said on Sunday that the second impeachment was the ” largest impeachment conviction vote in U.S. history,” coming after seven Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate to convict Trump in…


House Impeachment Managers Defend Not Calling Witnesses After Senate Approval

House Democrats acting as managers during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump after the trial defended not calling observers after the Senate voted to allow them to call witnesses. Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) said the managers presented testimony from witnesses during arguments in the trial, even if they didn’t call people…


The Impeachment Videos: Raskin’s Questionable Tactics

Commentary The videos introduced into the Trump impeachment trial were utterly inappropriate. They should have been vigorously objected to, and excluded by the chair. An impeachment trial takes place in a legislative chamber and not a courtroom. The Senate has far more procedural flexibility than a judge does. Still, the Constitution tells us that it…


Rep. Raskin and His Wife Share Their Late Son’s Battle With Depression in New Tribute

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and his wife on Monday shared that their 25-year-old son, who died last week, was struggling with depression. Thomas Bloom Raskin, a student at Harvard Law School, “had a perfect heart, a perfect soul, a riotously outrageous and relentless sense of humor, and a dazzling radiant mind,” Rep. Raskin and his wife, Sarah…


Son of Rep. Jamie Raskin Dies at Age 25

The 25-year-old son of Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) died, the Congressman announced on Thursday. Thomas Bloom Raskin, a second-year student at Harvard Law School and a graduate of Amherst College, died recently, the elder Raskin said in a statement. “Tommy was pure magic. His brilliance and compassion knew no bounds. He passionately loved his family,…