Jamie Raskin

He's always got a very original take on things.

He asked Jack Smith whether the cases he brought against Trump, cases which were dismissed once Trump was elected president, he asked whether those cases could ever come back.

Dismissed without prejudice.

This is all he would say.

Jack Smith, very reticent today before the House Judiciary Committee when he's asked whether the indictments he brought against Trump might someday be brought back, whether those trials effectively could go ahead against Trump.

In just a moment, we're gonna be joined live by the top Democrat on that committee, Jamie Raskin.

We're gonna see if Congressman Raskin might be any less reticent on that point.

I will say it's no small thing that the Democrats have Congressman Raskin as their leader on the Judiciary Committee.

That's the committee that oversees DOJ.

It makes it possibly the most important oversight body in Congress right now, given that Trump has turned DOJ into his own personal machine for attacking his enemies and pardoning his allies.

There really is pretty much no one better suited and better prepared for a hearing with Jack Smith than a congressman like Jamie Raskin.

Congressman Raskin was the lead impeachment manager during Trump's second impeachment trial, the one where he was charged with incitement of insurrection for his role in the January 6th attack.

That prosecution that Raskin led got 57 senators to vote for Trump's conviction, including seven Republicans.

That's the largest bipartisan impeachment conviction vote in the history of the United States.

Congressman Raskin also served as part of the January 6th investigation in Congress.

And before any of that, before he was in Congress,

Jamie Raskin was a constitutional law professor for more than 25 years.

In fact, there was a great moment in today's hearing where Congressman Raskin kind of scolded one of his Republican colleagues, Kevin Kiley, for a particular line of questioning he pursued.

In scolding him, he pointed out that Kevin Kiley used to be his student.

and therefore should certainly have known better.