Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.) launched a bid to be the highest Democrat on the Home Judiciary Committee on Monday, difficult Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) for the submit on the highly effective panel.
Raskin — who’s at present the highest Democrat on the Home Oversight Committee — introduced his candidacy in a letter to colleagues, underscoring the essential function the panel will play within the second Trump administration.
He had come below stress from some colleagues to problem Nadler.
“After a week consulting most of our Colleagues and engaging in serious introspection about where we are, I am running today to be your Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee in the 119th Congress,” Raskin wrote. “This is where we will wage our front-line defense of the freedoms and rights of the people, the integrity of the Department of Justice and the FBI, and the security of our most precious birthright possessions: the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the rule of law, and democracy itself.”
