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Dem Rep. Jamie Raskin: We Will Resist
Trump's Effort To Politicize The Department
of Justice

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Posted By: rememberwhen, 12/30/2024 11:00:48 PM

REP. JAMIE RASKIN: Well, the Department of Justice traditionally has enjoyed institutional independence from the office of the president. The president has not ordered investigations into specific individuals or terminated investigations into others. That principle was, of course, tested during Donald Trump’s first presidential administration. He seemed to want to treat the Department of Justice as a mere adjunct of his own presidency, under the unitary executive theory.

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A typical application of the Cloward-Piven strategy of blaming your opponent for the things you are doing. Furthermore, I nominate the last paragraph (shown below)for the most dishonest statement of the year, given 4 years of lawfare against Trump and other supporters of Constitutional government. Judge for yourself: "We are going to stand very strong for the idea that the rule of law is not subordinate to partisanship. The president of the United States, under Article II of the Constitution, has the job to take care that the laws are faithfully executed. That is the opposite of the president choosing winners and losers in the justice process. The president’s job is to ensure the laws are faithfully executed. That, of course, is the defining mission of the Department of Justice."

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Californian 12/30/2024 11:05:44 PM (No. 1863844)
Lol, too late!
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Reply 2 - Posted by: daisey 12/30/2024 11:10:18 PM (No. 1863845)
Really, Raskin? You must think we’re stupid. It’s never been as politicized as under Merrick Garland. I think your bandana is too tight. Or maybe you’re just the south end of a northbound horse.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Italiano 12/30/2024 11:15:08 PM (No. 1863849)
Raskin needs to go.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Newtsche 12/30/2024 11:22:45 PM (No. 1863855)
^^ Is that why he always seems so constipated?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: JunkYardDog 12/30/2024 11:27:27 PM (No. 1863856)
After almost 8 straight years of legal malfeasance provided by the Democrats and their willing & eager lickspittle minions in the FBI and the DOJ, does Raskin actually believe his own lies? The unelected liberal gvt administrators in so many agencies, including the CIA and the IRS, have done nothing but wage lawfare against their political opponents in the form of Donald Trump but in actuality is ALL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. A minority of unelected career apparatchiks spent untold millions of tax payer dollars to fund faux investigations (J6, the Muller Russia Russia Russia, the FISA fraudulently obtained surveillance warrants on Carter Page, etc) and Raskin is acting like it never happened.. There are lies, damn lies and statistics-and the statistics all point to a concerted & focused effort by the Dems to rig elections. Jamie, you can't hide behind the MSM the mountain of objective evidence that your party only values your party, and NOT all Americans. You all DO belong in jail for treason against the US Constitution. That is NOT politicizing the DOJ, that is called JUSTICE.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Birddog 12/30/2024 11:52:50 PM (No. 1863862)
" The president of the United States, under Article II of the Constitution, has the job to take care that the laws are faithfully executed. That is the opposite of the president choosing winners and losers in the justice process. The president’s job is to ensure the laws are faithfully executed."-Raskin Ok Bub, how does that gybe with YOUR President overturning the death sentence "Executions" of nearly every condemned Federal Prisoner??? NEXT...having made this accusatory statement, and mentioning subpoenas...How 'bout we take a look at ALL communications between you, your committee members and staff, and any/every individual in the DOJ/Justice apparatus? For the last 8 YEARS. See WHO was politicizing the "Process". The "Justice Dept" belongs to the Administration, not the Congress,YOUR only role is Legislation, and your ability to "Investigate/Prosecute/ask for subpoenas and indict/accuse ANYONE has to be for Legitimate Legislative Purposes...and ONLY Legitimate Legislative Purposes.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: singermom9 12/30/2024 11:57:36 PM (No. 1863863)
Just DEFUND it. There, DONE Raskin.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: singermom9 12/30/2024 11:58:33 PM (No. 1863864)
#3 Eternally
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Reply 9 - Posted by: DVC 12/31/2024 12:14:56 AM (No. 1863869)
LOL! The DoJ is fully politicized under the Traitor Joe junta. And if Trump's DoJ merely follows the laws, they should arrest a lot of the current crop of government officials for their crimes. That is NOT politicization, that is justice.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: rochow 12/31/2024 12:42:57 AM (No. 1863879)
Low life Raskin, just go away you moronic POS!
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Reply 11 - Posted by: NeonVortex 12/31/2024 1:46:51 AM (No. 1863888)
This guy has zero sense of irony.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: snakeoil 12/31/2024 2:11:22 AM (No. 1863890)
Not to go off topic, but why does Jamie wear a snot rag? He's not a pirate nor Aunt Jemiah. The demoncrap MO is to always accuse your opponent of what you are doing.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: coyote 12/31/2024 3:59:58 AM (No. 1863895)
Raskin posts a real knee slapper.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: DCGIRL 12/31/2024 6:04:45 AM (No. 1863915)
Topical allegations coming from a democrat in Maryland. This guy needs to take a close look at what Obama and Biden did to the Justice Department.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: mifla 12/31/2024 6:19:33 AM (No. 1863918)
"Trump! Don't you dare do to us what we have been doing to you!"
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Venturer 12/31/2024 6:57:25 AM (No. 1863948)
Jamie Raskin is a moron , elected by morons in Maryland's few counties with all of the Government AA people who invaded Maryland when DC got gentrified.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: homefry 12/31/2024 7:37:45 AM (No. 1863980)
ratskin!!!
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Reply 18 - Posted by: Philipsonh 12/31/2024 8:27:04 AM (No. 1864023)
It is already politicized Raskin ,you piece of garbage.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: chagrined 12/31/2024 8:54:45 AM (No. 1864034)
Raskin "The Rat" knows the DOJ is already politicized and is only stating the obvious lies about President Trump so the Demonrats in the Enemedia can ramp up their "Trump is a Dictator" garbage. Nothing new here at all. SOP for the lying, cheating, stealing Demonrats. The "Trump is a Dictator" will be heard only slightly less than "Bird Flu Pandemic" leading up to Trump's inauguration, and for months/years thereafter. Everyone knows it's coming since the Enemedia doesn't want to "learn" anything from their prior "mistakes". They just want to sabotage Trump any way possible.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: red1066 12/31/2024 9:02:54 AM (No. 1864043)
Raskin thinks he's talking to the idiots in Maryland who elected him. The only reason Maryland isn't considered the most anti-American state in the country is because California is larger and has a better publicity department.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: Strike3 12/31/2024 9:04:56 AM (No. 1864047)
If ever a person needed to fall on his face and suffer a bloody nose.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: BeatleJeff 12/31/2024 9:15:30 AM (No. 1864055)
Raskin: Please don't do unto us that which we did unto you.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: paral04 12/31/2024 12:39:18 PM (No. 1864220)
The democrats set the bar so Trump will use it against them if he feels like it.
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Reply 24 - Posted by: DVC 12/31/2024 1:38:33 PM (No. 1864262)
Raskin starts off with a massive, corrupting, malignant lie. "The DOJ historically has been independent of the office of the President" A total LIE. The DOJ has always been a part of the Executive Branch, and controlled by the President and staff. This is NORMAL, and there is NO 'independence' in ANY of the subdepartments of the Executive Branch, they ALL work for and at the guidance of the President who IS the Executive...who runs that branch of the government as he sees fit.
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