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🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Introducing The People v. DOGE: Jamie Raskin’s Strategy to Combat the Musk & Trump Power Grab from Laura Flanders and Friends: New Economy, Democracy, Diversity, Solutions Journalism.

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Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin outlines his strategy to hold the executive branch accountable and shares his concerns about Trump and Musk's actions in a candid conversation.

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Description: Amidst a hail of executive orders, lay-offs, and threats, Americans are witnessing both early compliance by some of the most powerful institutions in the country, and early resistance, in the courts, in workplaces and in the streets. So where is Congress? In this extended one-on-one interview with Maryland Congressman, Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House judiciary committee, lays out his plans for exerting oversight of the executive branch, and describes the Constitutional limits Trump and Musk are running up against. Raskin served on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol back in 2021 and managed the second impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump. Drawing on history, and even the work of his father, political activist Marcus Raskin, Jamie Raskin says he’s “. . . ready to lead Democrats in our front-line defense of democracy and freedom." Plus, a commentary from Laura on art and courage.

Guest: Jamie Raskin, Congressman Maryland’s 8th Congressional District; Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Oversight of the Executive Branch

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Music In the Middle: “Oh Lord” produced by Groove Junkies and Apex Prey, featuring Indeya & Reverend Murrell Garr courtesy of More House Records. And additional music included- "Steppin" by Podington Bear.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Laura.
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0:31.7	again or for the very first time.
0:33.7	Thank you.
0:34.5	Now on with this week's show.
0:42.0	Thank you. Now on with this week's show. There's a ton of fraud, waste, and abuse, and Donald Trump is behind most of it. In fact,
0:46.8	they're not the opponents of corruption. They are the instruments and the agents of corruption.
0:51.9	The Elon Musk factor is something I think that I
0:56.5	had probably underestimated the extent to which he would be the co-president or the de facto
1:02.2	president. We've got to act with real courage and defiance at the same time that we're organizing
1:07.5	for a landslide repudiation of this nightmare in the 2026 election.
1:12.5	An administration elected for a second term has a chance to do what it couldn't before and time to refine
1:19.0	its tactics. Donald Trump has had plenty of help coming up with a plan and his best tactic has
1:24.3	always been shock and awe. And so that is just what we have seen since November's
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