Jamie Raskin

And so this is a period like Salem witchcraft trials where you can just fling that charge at someone and then the right wing thinks that that's the end of the discussion. But I do think that the country is waking up

I think about what Jefferson said in that beautiful letter he wrote in 1798 to his friend John Taylor, who was expressing his consternation about what was going on in the country during that time. And Jefferson said, "...a little patience in the reign of witches shall pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people recovering their true sight restore their government to its true principles."

I think about what Jefferson said in that beautiful letter he wrote in 1798 to his friend John Taylor, who was expressing his consternation about what was going on in the country during that time. And Jefferson said, "...a little patience in the reign of witches shall pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people recovering their true sight restore their government to its true principles."

Let's hope that the reign of witches is passing over.

Let's hope that the reign of witches is passing over.

And no offense meant to any witches.

And no offense meant to any witches.

Everybody's got to summon up all of their institutional resources and personal courage to fight back as much as you can. And I'm very proud of Harvard, I got to say. And I'm speaking as a graduate of the college and the law school. And I spent a lot of my years in school fighting against Harvard because they refused to divest their money from Apartheid South Africa.

Everybody's got to summon up all of their institutional resources and personal courage to fight back as much as you can. And I'm very proud of Harvard, I got to say. And I'm speaking as a graduate of the college and the law school. And I spent a lot of my years in school fighting against Harvard because they refused to divest their money from Apartheid South Africa.

And they were just totally on the wrong side there. And I called them out. And I was ashamed that Harvard did not do the right thing and follow what Nelson Mandela and Bishop Tutu and the people struggling for freedom there were asking for. But I've got to say in this situation, I'm beaming with pride about Harvard standing up.

And they were just totally on the wrong side there. And I called them out. And I was ashamed that Harvard did not do the right thing and follow what Nelson Mandela and Bishop Tutu and the people struggling for freedom there were asking for. But I've got to say in this situation, I'm beaming with pride about Harvard standing up.

Look, Donald Trump spent a lot of time in real estate in New York City, a lot of time in casinos in Atlantic City. He knows what a mob shakedown is. This is a mob shakedown against the universities. It's a mob shakedown against the law firms, against lawyers. And he's seeing how far he can push it.

Look, Donald Trump spent a lot of time in real estate in New York City, a lot of time in casinos in Atlantic City. He knows what a mob shakedown is. This is a mob shakedown against the universities. It's a mob shakedown against the law firms, against lawyers. And he's seeing how far he can push it.

And it's undoubtedly a terrifying thing for, you know, even big law firms to go through, even big universities to go through. But now is the moment when you get to prove why you're a lawyer. Now you get to prove why you're a college president or a university administrator. You can stand up for academic freedom. You can stand up for the Constitution. And these judges are proving why they're judges.

And it's undoubtedly a terrifying thing for, you know, even big law firms to go through, even big universities to go through. But now is the moment when you get to prove why you're a lawyer. Now you get to prove why you're a college president or a university administrator. You can stand up for academic freedom. You can stand up for the Constitution. And these judges are proving why they're judges.

There are 78 preliminary injunctions. and temporary restraining orders right now against the lawlessness and the chaos unleashed by Donald Trump. And they're threatening judges. And you go online, you see all kinds of violent threats against judges. Justice Amy Coney Barrett's sister got a bomb threat.

There are 78 preliminary injunctions. and temporary restraining orders right now against the lawlessness and the chaos unleashed by Donald Trump. And they're threatening judges. And you go online, you see all kinds of violent threats against judges. Justice Amy Coney Barrett's sister got a bomb threat.

There are other people on the Supreme Court and other judges who've received death threats that are taking place. And I've got colleagues who have wanted posters up outside of their offices in the Cannon House office building. These judges are wanted and they want to impeach them just for standing in Donald Trump's way.

There are other people on the Supreme Court and other judges who've received death threats that are taking place. And I've got colleagues who have wanted posters up outside of their offices in the Cannon House office building. These judges are wanted and they want to impeach them just for standing in Donald Trump's way.

They never tell you, by the way, substantively what's wrong with a particular opinion.