"They will do so guided by their great love of country, determination to protect our democracy and loyalty to our oath to the Constitution." "It is their constitutional and patriotic duty to present the case for the president's impeachment and removal," Pelosi, D-Calif., said on Jan. with great solemnity, prayerfulness and urgency." This story has been updated with additional details.ĬNN’s Alayna Treene contributed to this report.Last month, Pelosi named Raskin the lead impeachment manager, noting that the nine managers "will honor their duty to defend democracy. “That’s what should matter to us as the people,” the congressman said. “It’s all about the 2024 campaign,” Raskin said.Īsked about concerns surrounding 80-year-old Biden’s age as he seeks reelection next year, Raskin said the president “deserves to be judged by the results of his administration.” “That demonstrates to me what they’re really interested in is holding the FBI director in contempt, not getting a document they’ve already seen,” Raskin told Bash, adding, “I don’t know what this document is because the majority has closed us out, the Democrats” Despite the FBI’s accommodation, Comer plans to move with forward with the contempt process, arguing it is not enough to satisfy the terms of his subpoena. Andrew Harnik/ReutersįBI to bring internal Biden-related document to Capitol Hill and brief House Oversight leadersĬomer subpoenaed FBI Director Christopher Wray for the document last month and has since said he plans to begin proceedings to hold Wray in contempt of Congress for failing to turn it over to the committee. Representative James Comer Jr., R-Ky., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.
On Monday, the Maryland Democrat and his GOP counterpart on the Oversight panel, Chairman James Comer, are expected to review an internal FBI document that some Republicans claim will shed light on an allegation that, as vice president, Joe Biden was involved in a criminal scheme with a foreign national. Raskin, who disclosed a cancer diagnosis in December, said he has gotten a “clean bill of health” and is in remission following his treatment and “waiting for my hair and my eyelashes and everything to come back.” “It’s totally based on the experience I have had trying to defend our democracy and our freedom and the Bill of Rights against the Trump movement, which I think is such a danger.” “We have got awesome political leaders in Maryland, and I would not run against anybody else,” Raskin said. I have talked to all of my colleagues about it.” Asked by Bash if that would affect his decision to run, Raskin said: “Steny Hoyer is my friend, and so I have talked to him. David Trone, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando.įormer House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer, the senior member of the Maryland congressional delegation, endorsed Alsobrooks last week. The field of Democrats looking to succeed him in deep-blue Maryland already includes US Rep.
Ben Cardin will not seek reelection in 2024Ĭardin announced last month that he would not seek reelection in 2024 after three terms in the Senate. Ben Cardin questions Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
0 kommentar(er)
