Rep. Jamie Raskin is officially putting his hat in the ring to chair the House Judiciary Committee next Congress, pointing to plans to rein in immigration enforcement, investigate allegations of Trump administration corruption and rebuild integrity at the Justice Department.
In a “Dear colleague” letter obtained by The Washington Sun, Raskin says he’s ready to continue as the top Democrat on the committee after two years of investigatory letters, reports and the party’s “effective Member questioning and statements in hearings.”
The Maryland Democrat said committee members aggressively exposed former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s conflicts of interest and misuse of taxpayer funds, after they “spent weeks preparing for that hearing and tailoring our approach to questioning” Noem.
He also pointed to the responses of former Attorney General Pam Bondi when confronted with questions about the botched release of files on Jeffrey Epstein.
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“Just weeks after Bondi’s disgraceful and humiliating performance before our Committee, Trump fired her and she was gone (although I did invite her to join the washed-up loser lawyers club),” Raskin said.
He also mentioned the relationship between President Donald Trump and Epstein, corruption in the cryptocurrency industry, “how January 6 insurrectionists and violent felons have been coddled by the Administration” and fighting to block a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
“All of these successes are small potatoes compared to what we will need to do to restore the rule of law and legislate against the disgraceful corruption of the government once we actually have the gavels,” Raskin said.
Raskin revealed some of his priorities, saying the post-midterms fight is “for the economic security and freedoms of the American people against MAGA corruption and authoritarianism.”
The representative added that reining in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, rebuilding the Department of Justice and ethics reform would be a part of his key focus as chair.
“I will continue to work in a collaborative way with the remarkable Members of our Committee through brainstorming, planning and strategizing, always working to use and expand the talents of our Members, especially the new ones raring to get going,” Raskin wrote.
With the incoming class of lawmakers, Democrats will soon have a significant margin over Republicans in the House — at least 255 seats are already in their favor.
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