Rep. Jamie Raskin 'Impatient' With Slow Pace Of DOJ Jan. 6 Investigation

[babylonsister]

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Rep. Jamie Raskin 'Impatient' With Slow Pace Of DOJ Jan. 6 Investigation
“We don’t have a lot of time in Congress to do our work because at the end of this Congress, we’re over,” Raskin told SiriusXM during an interview Friday.
Marco Margaritoff
Jul 23, 2022, 11:46 AM EDT

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The Maryland Democrat voiced his concerns during an interview Friday with SiriusXM, per The Hill. His statement came one day after the House select committee, which is probing former President Donald Trump’s irresponsible inaction during the insurrection, concluded its final hearing of the summer.

“Obviously I’m impatient,” said Raskin, a majority member of the House committee. “We don’t have a lot of time certainly in Congress to do our work because at the end of this Congress, we’re over.”

The House committee on Jan. 6 is tasked to garner evidence, draft a report and issue recommendations to the DOJ to prevent future insurrections. The DOJ, which is conducting its own probe into the riot, holds the authority to press criminal charges.

Raskin is concerned time is running out for the House panel, as a new Congress will take hold in January 2022. He said he hopes his committee can finish the job before year’s end, telling SiriusXM the panel is “in a hurry, but we’re also in a hurry for America because we gotta deal with people who attack the constitutional order before the 2024 election.”

“And we’re still in front of the 2022 election so I would like to see some motion there, but beyond that, I don’t really want to say much more because Merrick Garland is my constituent and I do not beat up on my constituent.”

more...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-raskin-impatient-with-jan-6-investigation_n_62dbf729e4b081f3a8ffd29c

[kacekwl]

1. Let's wait for trump to declare his run for president

and then he can't be prosecuted for his crimes. That seems to be the plan. Show me I'm wrong.

[babylonsister]

2. From this article...

Garland, the U.S. attorney general, commented on the DOJ probe himself this week. He said it was “the most wide-ranging investigation and the most important investigation that the justice department has ever entered into.”

Garland added that every citizen should be concerned about the state of America’s democracy, and said that investigators shouldered an enormous duty to hold everyone criminally responsible to account while also doing so with integrity and professionalism.

“We have to get this right,” said Garland.

Also...

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jan6-donald-trump-justice-department-investigation-merrick-garland-1385490/

July 19, 2022 6:38PM ET
Running for President Won’t Save Trump from Jan. 6 Investigation, Justice Department Says

[MyOwnPeace]

4. It's the old "He's not above the law"...........

He CAN be prosecuted for his crimes - being a candidate does not give you immunity. It WOULD give the candidate an opportunity to claim "politics!' - but the evidence would shut that down real fast to those that can recognize facts - and for those that can't or won't - it wouldn't matter WHEN you prosecute!
Another 'advantage' to the charges coming later - less time to find a replacement candidate who would then be running a campaign for the dead-start.

[mucifer]

3. Sounds like Jamie Raskin doesn't believe we are going to keep the house

[magicarpet]

5. teDUMP is racing to formerly declare his 2024 run for the Oval.

Once he declares he is untouchable for prosecution until the end of the election and the end of his second term should he win in 2024.

The Teflon Don - insulated from any/all criminality because the office of the presidency provides full immunity from wrongdoings.



What a fucking joke.

[panader0]

9. He will not be untouchable for prosecution if he declares.

If that were the case any criminal could declare him or her self to get out of prosecution.
Plus, he will not ever be elected again. By 2024, there will either be a guilty verdict, his death,
or such a mountain of evidence against him that only a small part of his cult will vote for him.
Also, if he declares he won't be able to steal all of the donations he gets, supposedly for his
campaign, like he is now.

[brush]

6. I'd like to see at least a hint of a sense of urgency from the DOJ.

Something. Just a sign, please, that there's an attempt to catch up so the trump cabal doesn't get to run out the clock in Jan. 2023 if Dems don't hold the majority and the J6 committee just fades away into history with nothing done with the revelations and evidence of trumps crimes it has uncovered.

[NewHendoLib]

7. I'm with you, Jamie.

[durablend]

8. Another one thrown under the bus.

Come on, man. Garland's got this. So says the DU crowd.