A top House Democrat asserted on Sunday he was not privy to any evidence that
the FBI has been �weaponized� against any political party, which would
include the GOP.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Oversight
Committee, dismissed the idea that Republicans believe they have been
unfairly targeted by the bureau during an interview on CNN�s �State of the
Union� with host Kasie Hunt.
.@RepRaskin when asked by @kasie if he's considering challenging
Congressman Jerry Nadler as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary
Committee: "I'm not ruling anything out at this point."@CNNSOTU
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�I haven�t seen what the proof is that the FBI has been weaponized against a
political party, or the Department of Justice. Of course, this Department of
Justice has brought charges against a Democratic U.S. senator in New Jersey,
a Democratic congressman in Texas,� Raskin said, alluding to former Sen. Bob
Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX).
�And so some people just seem to think that it should go only in one
direction, and, if it doesn�t, then somehow it�s politicized,� Raskin added.
�And I think that�s what they mean when they talk about politicization and
the deep state. I mean, the deep state, nobody�s ever defined it. Apparently,
it just means anybody who doesn�t do the will of Donald Trump.�
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday evening that he would be
nominating Kash Patel to lead the FBI, saying that his pick would strive
toward restoring �integrity� to the bureau. Republicans allies hailed the
selection as one that will lead to rooting out partisanship.
�Listen, I don�t want a Republican Department of Justice. I don�t want a
Democrat Department of Justice. I want a Department of Justice and an FBI
that enforces the law regardless of party. And sadly, we haven�t seen that
these last four years, � Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said during a �Face the Nation�
interview on CBS.
Raskin, who led the January 6-focused impeachment inquiry against Trump and
member of the now-defunct January 6 Committee, is reportedly being talked
about as potentially taking over as the lead Democrat on the Judiciary
Committee, which is responsible for overseeing the Department of Justice �
including the FBI.
When pressed by Hunt whether he wants to challenge Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
for the ranking member position in the judiciary panel, Raskin said, �I�m not
ruling anything out at this point. And we�re engaged in conversations, all
with the purpose of creating a strategic focus and capacity within the
Democratic members of the House, so that we�re going to be a really effective
and muscular opposition.�
-- Let's go Brandon!
Re: Some of the stupid people you can have in govt.