Rep. Jamie Raskin Speaks at Brookings on the Future of American Democracy
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🗓️ 16 February 2022
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Summary
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland has been one of the most prominent voices in Congress speaking about Jan. 6 and the aftermath of the insurrection. He has a uniquely personal relationship with the violence that day: he lost his son shortly before the riot, and went on to serve both as an impeachment manager prosecuting the second impeachment of Donald Trump, and as a member of the House select committee on Jan. 6, on which he still sits.
On February 15, the Brookings Institution welcomed Representative Raskin to discuss his new book, “Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy.” For this special episode of the Lawfare Podcast, we’re bringing you audio of the event. First, you’ll hear Brookings President John R. Allen in conversation with Rep. Raskin. Then, you’ll hear a panel of Brookings scholars discuss Jan. 6 and Rep. Raskin’s reflections. Brookings senior fellow Sarah Binder moderated a discussion with Brookings senior fellows Fiona Hill, Rashawn Ray, Molly Reynolds, and Brookings fellow Quinta Jurecic.
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| 0:32.6 | You know, is there merit in any of them or is all of it just a show game to try to, you |
| 0:41.0 | know, open up the closets and pull out the ghosts and the skeletons of the 20th century? |
| 0:46.6 | Is it just a way to go back to racism and fascism and anti-semitism and misogyny and authoritarian |
| 0:54.4 | ways of doing business? |
| 0:56.5 | I'm Cointed Jurassic and this is the LawFair podcast, February 16th, 2022. |
| 1:05.6 | Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland has been one of the most prominent voices in Congress |
| 1:10.7 | speaking about January 6th and the aftermath of the insurrection. |
| 1:15.3 | He has a uniquely personal relationship with the violence that day. |
| 1:19.7 | He lost his son shortly before the riot and went on to serve both as an impeachment manager, |
| 1:25.6 | prosecuting the second impeachment of Donald Trump and as a member of the House Select Committee |
| 1:30.3 | on January 6th, on which he still sits. |
| 1:34.5 | On February 15th, the Brookings Institution welcomed Representative Raskin to discuss |
| 1:39.5 | his new book, Unthinkable, Trauma, Truth and the Trails of American Democracy. |
| 1:47.4 | To bring you audio of the event today, and a special, extra long episode of the LawFair |
| 1:51.8 | podcast, first, you'll hear Brookings president John R. Allen in conversation with Representative |
| 1:58.2 | Raskin. |
| 1:59.2 | Then, you'll hear a panel of Brookings scholars discuss January 6th and Representative |
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