Jamie Raskin

So I have a blunt question.

Do you feel like you understand right now what your Republican colleagues take is about

on January 6th, because I feel like today, sometimes they were saying, oh, January 6th was not that big of a deal.

Why are you making such a big deal of it?

Other times they were saying it was a terrible, horrible thing, but it was Nancy Pelosi's fault.

You and your Democratic colleagues introduced statements into the record today from your Republican colleagues from the immediate aftermath of January 6th that were totally at odds with their language today.

referring to it as very serious and indeed criminal and something that should be responded to by the criminal justice system.

I just feel like they're everywhere on January 6th right now.

Do you have a handle on where Republicans, what Republicans in Congress think about it now?

I mean, in defense of Congressman Drew of New Jersey, he did concede on the record today, I'm a simple guy.

And so I felt like, oh, OK, you know what I mean?

If you're going to set the table that way, basically anybody can be put in the placemat.

Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.

Sir, this has been a big day, and I know it was a lot of preparation to get ready for today, too.

Thank you so much for staying up late and being here with us.

We really appreciate it.

My pleasure.

All right.

John, I have to ask you, because you just sat down with us.

Let me get your reaction to what Congressman Raskin there, but I also just wanted to get your take on what you saw today.