Rep. Jamie Raskin: ‘We Came Very Close to Losing Our Democracy on January 6th’

RUHLE Let s discuss ░░░░░░░░ further detail and bring ░░░░░░░░ a member of the ░░░░░░░░ 6th Committee Maryland Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Jamie Raskin Congressman thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining us Where ░░░░░░░░ you in the investigation ░░░░░░░░ more do you need ░░░░░░░░ know RASKIN Well we ░░░░░░░░ closing in on the ░░░░░░░░ if the target is ░░░░░░░░ truth I think that ░░░░░░░░ re developing a comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ fine grained portrait of ░░░░░░░░ took place Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to use an inside ░░░░░░░░ coup to overthrow Joe ░░░░░░░░ s majority in the ░░░░░░░░ College and he wanted ░░░░░░░░ use a violent insurrection ░░░░░░░░ make sure that Congress ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence did his ░░░░░░░░ The violent insurrection was ░░░░░░░░ as much at his ░░░░░░░░ of his Republican allies ░░░░░░░░ it was against the ░░░░░░░░ and against the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ wanted to make sure ░░░░░░░░ they went through with ░░░░░░░░ plan and that s ░░░░░░░░ he unleashed the violence ░░░░░░░░ them RUHLE So help ░░░░░░░░ understand these documents handled ░░░░░░░░ by The National Archives ░░░░░░░░ Trump tore them up ░░░░░░░░ then what happened staffers ░░░░░░░░ them out of the ░░░░░░░░ can taped them saved ░░░░░░░░ and what did you ░░░░░░░░ from them RASKIN I ░░░░░░░░ t know about that ░░░░░░░░ narrative That might be ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ ve reconstructed exactly the ░░░░░░░░ of custody of these ░░░░░░░░ But look everything pointed ░░░░░░░░ the exact same conclusion ░░░░░░░░ was Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ overtime in overdrive to ░░░░░░░░ out a way to ░░░░░░░░ a presidential election And ░░░░░░░░ fact he said that ░░░░░░░░ the weekend The alarming ░░░░░░░░ is that they are ░░░░░░░░ and his entourage are ░░░░░░░░ to do it again ░░░░░░░░ they are trying to ░░░░░░░░ the same violent forces ░░░░░░░░ the country some kind ░░░░░░░░ movement of street fascism ░░░░░░░░ violence to attack elections ░░░░░░░░ attack anybody who gets ░░░░░░░░ his way So you ░░░░░░░░ we had seven Republican ░░░░░░░░ who voted with all ░░░░░░░░ Democrats to convict in ░░░░░░░░ Senate I wish we ░░░░░░░░ 10 more At this ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party needs ░░░░░░░░ stand up to say ░░░░░░░░ this is intolerable to ░░░░░░░░ constitutional order But way ░░░░░░░░ many of them are ░░░░░░░░ playing footsie with Donald ░░░░░░░░ and think that he ░░░░░░░░ just go away on ░░░░░░░░ own And we need ░░░░░░░░ to be standing up ░░░░░░░░ the constitutional framework and ░░░░░░░░ the democracy RUHLE Okay ░░░░░░░░ need and should live ░░░░░░░░ a category that we ░░░░░░░░ t been able to ░░░░░░░░ for years Literally what ░░░░░░░░ you do right You ░░░░░░░░ recently said that these ░░░░░░░░ hearings are going to ░░░░░░░░ the roof off the ░░░░░░░░ What does that mean ░░░░░░░░ are the consequences What ░░░░░░░░ the actions RASKIN Well ░░░░░░░░ we are able to ░░░░░░░░ the complete historical record ░░░░░░░░ what happened I don ░░░░░░░░ think that there will ░░░░░░░░ any self respecting politician ░░░░░░░░ America of any political ░░░░░░░░ or no political party ░░░░░░░░ all who will be ░░░░░░░░ to stand by Donald ░░░░░░░░ They will have to ░░░░░░░░ his tactics and his ░░░░░░░░ rule or ruin Either ░░░░░░░░ will rule the country ░░░░░░░░ he will ruin our ░░░░░░░░ of governing and ruling ░░░░░░░░ possibility of making progress ░░░░░░░░ the country So everybody ░░░░░░░░ going to have a ░░░░░░░░ to make I m ░░░░░░░░ saying that the conclusion ░░░░░░░░ foreordained I think you ░░░░░░░░ right I think we ░░░░░░░░ in a very tough ░░░░░░░░ here We need to ░░░░░░░░ up for democratic institutions ░░░░░░░░ means Congress That means ░░░░░░░░ states I mean here ░░░░░░░░ were talking about seizing ░░░░░░░░ machines from the states ░░░░░░░░ party that refuses to ░░░░░░░░ pass a Voting Rights ░░░░░░░░ that will defend everybody ░░░░░░░░ right to vote is ░░░░░░░░ content to go along ░░░░░░░░ a president who is ░░░░░░░░ to deploy the Department ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security or the ░░░░░░░░ of Defense or the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice to take ░░░░░░░░ machines away from the ░░░░░░░░ governments It s just ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE But sir as ░░░░░░░░ or as awful as ░░░░░░░░ might be those Republicans ░░░░░░░░ t want to support ░░░░░░░░ rights legislation because they ░░░░░░░░ to win in the ░░░░░░░░ and going forward So ░░░░░░░░ now are you concerned ░░░░░░░░ time is running out ░░░░░░░░ haven t gotten the ░░░░░░░░ reveal And even if ░░░░░░░░ do if people don ░░░░░░░░ tune in and don ░░░░░░░░ care what rules are ░░░░░░░░ changed to protect us ░░░░░░░░ someone like Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to do this again ░░░░░░░░ was dangerously close at ░░░░░░░░ successful RASKIN Well first ░░░░░░░░ all I think the ░░░░░░░░ reveal has arrived Trump ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly confirmed it Some ░░░░░░░░ seem to think that ░░░░░░░░ you talk about crime ░░░░░░░░ public it can t ░░░░░░░░ a crime If you ░░░░░░░░ a bank in broad ░░░░░░░░ you re still robbing ░░░░░░░░ bank and this president ░░░░░░░░ tried to overthrow a ░░░░░░░░ election He s the ░░░░░░░░ president in American history ░░░░░░░░ do it So our ░░░░░░░░ is charged with telling ░░░░░░░░ the truth We will ░░░░░░░░ that truth out there ░░░░░░░░ very vivid and fine ░░░░░░░░ detail so America understands ░░░░░░░░ what happened The truth ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ for us moving forward ░░░░░░░░ institute we hope a ░░░░░░░░ set of legislative recommendations ░░░░░░░░ guarantee that we will ░░░░░░░░ have either a political ░░░░░░░░ in the future or ░░░░░░░░ violent insurrection that overthrows ░░░░░░░░ legislatures or overthrows the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ s what we need ░░░░░░░░ do But we need ░░░░░░░░ get the message out ░░░░░░░░ we appreciate the role ░░░░░░░░ media or at least ░░░░░░░░ media are playing in ░░░░░░░░ of telling the story ░░░░░░░░ America about the fact ░░░░░░░░ we came very close ░░░░░░░░ losing our democracy on ░░░░░░░░ 6th in 2021.”