Hi, it's Diane. On my mind, Congressman Jamie Raskin. The representative from Maryland was first elected to the House in 2016, just as Donald Trump ascended to the presidency. Since then, few Democrats have worked as aggressively

to hold the president accountable for what he sees as violations of law and constitutional order.

Ruskin led the president's second impeachment trial for his actions on

January 6th and now acts as the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. When elected to the

position in December, Raskin vowed to use what power he had to, quote,

block a further descent into MAGA chaos.

Our entire system of constitutional democracy and freedom is under attack right now,

and people feel it, they understand it, they know it.

I spoke with Congressman Jamie Raskin Wednesday afternoon about how Democrats are countering

Trump's agenda and whether it's enough.

Congressman Raskin, I want to start first with asking you about Kilmara-Brigo-Garcia.

I know that Senator Chris Van Hollen went down to see him in El Salvador,

followed by a number of other members of Congress, is that getting us any closer to

getting this man out of prison back into the U.S.? I think so. By increasing political and

legislative pressure on the administration, it spotlights their defiance

and contempt of the federal courts.

The courts have been very clear that he was taken unlawfully without due process, without a fair

hearing.

And the administration itself has admitted that it was

quoted in an administrative error. But the Supreme Court has ordered the administration to

facilitate his return to the country. So I think that political, legislative, public pressure

will be the way to turn this thing around and get the administration

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