"I don't think anybody would seriously argue that we should establish a precedent where every President on the way out the door has two weeks or three weeks or four weeks to try to incite an armed insurrection against the union or organize a coup against the union and if it succeeds, he becomes a dictator and if it fails, he's not subject to impeachment or conviction because we want to let bygones be bygones," Raskin said. Raskin defended impeaching Trump so close to the end of the president's term. The trial may coincide with the first days of President-elect Joe Biden's tenure following his inauguration January 20.
Democrats led the effort though 10 Republicans also voted to impeach Trump with incitement to insurrection, teeing up a Senate trial. The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump last week, following the recent deadly violence at the U.S. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) who added: "So proud of him." Proud to serve alongside was described as a "hero" by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says if the Senate decides not to convict President Donald Trump they are allowing a 'January exception' wh. "Proud to serve alongside Joe Neguse (D-CO) said: "America is fortunate to have such a strong and resilient defender of our democracy leading us toward holding Trump accountable. "America is fortunate to have such a strong and resilient defender of our democracy leading us toward holding Trump accountable," Lee tweeted. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) both said America is "fortunate" to have Raskin leading the charge. Thank you for sharing your strength, your patriotism, and your abiding sense of justice. Raskins leadership as House impeachment manager during former President Trumps second trial while enduring that personal trauma riveted the nation. my family and families across America are holding you, Sarah, and your entire family in our hearts during this difficult time. This event is generously cosponsored by the Political Science Department and the Civic Studies Program.
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**The first 10 Tufts students to register for the event will receive a free copy of Congressman Raskin's book, "Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy." He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where he served as an Editor of the Harvard Law Review. In addition to his book Unthinkable, he has authored We the Students and the Washington Post best-seller Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People. Prior to Congress, Raskin was a three-term State Senator in Maryland and a professor of constitutional law for more than a quarter-century at American University Washington College of Law. He is serving his third term on the House Judiciary, Oversight and Administration Committees and is serving his second term on the Rules Committee. Raskin served as the Lead House Manager in the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, which ended with a 57-43 vote to convict the president for inciting a violent insurrection against the government to overthrow the 2020 presidential election. Last summer, he was appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Earlier this year, Congressman Raskin released his New York Times number one best-selling memoir, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy, which documents the forty-five days at the start of 2021 as he is confronted with the painful loss of his son to suicide, the violent insurrection in our nation's Capitol, and leading the impeachment effort of President Trump. Join Tisch College for a conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin, who represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. Tuesday, March 29 | 6:00 PM ET | Virtual Event
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