Charges for Trump, others not a 'principal interest': Jan. 6 committee's Jamie Raskin

[liberal N proud]

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, said Sunday that criminal charges against the people involved in trying to overturn the 2020 election -- including former President Donald Trump -- were not his "principal interest" compared to understanding how the violence unfolded to avoid it being repeated.
"Our democracy is on the line here. Our Constitution is at stake. Are we going to have violent assaults against our elections? Are we going to have politicians who, disappointed with the results, try to overthrow the election and just seize power? Is that what American democracy is going to look like in the 21st century?" the Maryland Democrat told "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz.
"So, for me, I'm principally interested in telling the American people the truth so we can fortify our institution against coups and insurrections going forward," Raskin continued.

https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0gMZ4m3H?pd=0CQAFTRt&lang=en_US&s=i16

[Ocelot II]

1. Raskin is right. Criminal prosecution is neither the goal nor the function of the 1/6 committee.

Their job is to find out what happened, tell the public, and craft legislation to be sure it doesn't happen again. Prosecution is DoJ's job - but the 1/6 committee is giving them a lot of material to work with.

[emulatorloo]

3. DU needs to have a basic FAQ on Civics.

[Ocelot II]

5. I've been griping about that problem for a long time.

A link to the Constitution should be pinned to the top of GD, and posters should be strongly encouraged to read it before spouting off.

[emulatorloo]

7. Any excuse to vilify Democrats. I like your idea a lot. 3 recs for the OP already

[elleng]

8. Sure does.

Disappointing to be faced with the deficit so often.

[MerryHolidays]

4. K&R

[GoCubsGo]

17. Thank you.

I don't believe they even have the authority to prosecute. The committee is doing what they should be doing, and they are doing it quite well, thankfully.

[emulatorloo]

2. Here's "the fuck" right here - Congressional committees don't have the power to press charges

I know how DU likes to manufacture “outrage” and then shit on Democrats.

Maybe you should take some time reviewing Civics 101 before trying to inflame DU

In the meantime perhaps you should take advantage of the self-delete function

[MOMFUDSKI]

6. We all understand it

completely. Just get the story out. What is your beef?

[emulatorloo]

10. OP made a big deal out of posting 'what the fuck'. I corrected their misunderstanding

My ‘beef” is DU needs to be fact based, rather than ginning up fact free “outrage” at Raskin and Democrats on the committee based on apparent ignorance of basic civics.

[EndlessWire]

20. You corrected "their misunderstanding?"

The only thing OP did was to post a link and ask WTF. How is that ginning up "outrage" at Dems? I barely saw that little smilie.

I see nothing at all wrong with the OPs post, even if he/she/it was on the other side desperately hoping we fail. I think you have more outrage at the article than at OP. I don't think that OP needs any schooling from you.

One thing about DU is that people are free to post links and invite discussion. The only rule for the TOS is that you can't ding Dems. Well, I don't see why asking WTF would amount to that. Surely, if OP wanted to know further, he/she would have asked--as WTF implies.

All our nerves are on edge. We are going to be tiptoeing through the tulips, so to speak, as we discover just how close the coup was, and who promoted it.

Isn't it interesting how two members of the J6 committee came out on Sunday and in essence said, "Nothing to see here?" Let's figure it out. "Figure it out NOW, Phil!" (Line from Mission To Mars.)

[emulatorloo]

23. The "wtf" was clearly aimed at Raskin.

Have a nice night

[liberal N proud]

11. I understand that Congress cannot charge him

But they can recommend to the Justice Department to act.

[emulatorloo]

13. You're moving the goalposts. Not interested. Self-delete please. It will be better for yr credibil

Credibility and reputation in the long run.

[EndlessWire]

14. No, poster is entitled to his opinion. n/t

[emulatorloo]

15. Of course they are entitled to their opinion. But not their own set of 'facts'

If fact free posting aimed at smearing J6 commitee is what they want to be known for, then that’s their right.

[EndlessWire]

26. Fact free??

What are you talking about?? You're in a hole, and yet you keep digging. Just relax.

This wasn't aimed at "smearing J6 committee." Many of us want to understand what is going on. We all know that the J6 committee, although swearing in witnesses under penalty of perjury, cannot prosecute anyone. That is why there is much discussion on this board about what DOJ is actually doing. The testimony is preserved by the swearing in, and hopefully the witness doesn't lie to this Congressional committee.

I want to thank the OP for posting the link, as I did not spend all day reading online, and I wouldn't have known this otherwise. I can make up my own mind: I adore Adam Schiff, and hope to hear more from him in the future.

[emulatorloo]

30. OP is mad Commitee isnt going to press charges. committee doesn't have the power to press charges.

They are yelling WTF at Raskin based on a misunderstanding of the powers the committee has. I’m not digging a ‘hole’

OP dug their own hole.

[sop]

16. Who are you to tell people to self delete?

[emulatorloo]

18. Lol. It's a suggestion for how the OP might save face.

I even said please!

You and OP are perfectly free to post as muc fact-free stuff as you’d like. Expect to get pushback from fact-based DU’ers, especially if the point of your fact-free posts is to demonize good Democrats on the J6 committee

[sop]

19. This isn't some peer-reviewed journal, it's a political comment site.

And you're not the arbiter of truth and fact.

[emulatorloo]

21. Too bad. I care about facts. I'm especially am not of fond fact-free shitting on good Democrats

If you’re ok with that, knock yourself out

BTW DU actually is peer-reviewed.

[sop]

22. Oh, I see. You're on a one-man crusade to battle the wet blanket brigade.

[emulatorloo]

25. Lol you're hilarious. I'm just another DU'er like any other. Plus you probably have noticed I

am not the only one in the thread pushing back on the original post. You might want to consider expanding yr ‘crusade’

Thanks for posting at me and take care.

[EndlessWire]

27. "Demonize"?? What's wrong with you?

Oh, I think we're getting punked, here.

[emulatorloo]

28. Yelling WTF at Raskin for a statement of fact he made is what exactly?

The mostly Democratic Committee doesn’t have the power to press charges. No congressional Committee can press charges.

There’s nothing wrong w me. I’m free to push back against posts that aren’t correct

[Thomas Hurt]

9. Unfortunately, Raskin is wasting his time. The christofascists already "know" the only reason....

for the J6 committee is to put the Pig in prison. The cultists "know" it too. Some of them think the J6 is somehow a trial and they are going to impeach him again.

[Solly Mack]

12. The committee is doing what it can do. It's not up to them to arrest and indict.

Getting the facts out is exactly what they should be doing and that's what they are doing.

Understanding through the facts of what took place and spelling out what happened to the people, as well as implementing legislative roadblocks to it happening again are things Congress can do, but criminal charges are the purview of the DOJ.

Now, if anyone thinks that is enough, that that's all that needs to be done - understanding and laying all the facts out - to stop it from happening again, then they are wrong. Utterly wrong. Naively wrong. Shockingly wrong.

But arrest and indictments are still up to others.

[gratuitous]

24. You want to know how to avoid it in the future?

Toss these people in jail. We decided that illegal invasions, torture of prisoners, and creating our own American gulag wasn't worth investigating or bringing those responsible for it to justice. We decided to look forward, not backward. All it did was encourage even worse behavior 12 years later.

[sop]

29. +1