Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said the quiet part out loud in a recently surfaced video, suggesting that Democrats in Congress might move to block the results of the 2024 presidential election if former President Donald Trump were to win. Raskin cited the Supreme Court’s March decision — a unanimous ruling that barred states from removing …
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Rep.JamieRaskin(D-MD)saidthequietpartoutloudinarecentlysurfacedvideo,suggestingthatDemocratsinCongressmightmovetoblocktheresultsofthe2024presidentialelectionifformerPresidentDonaldTrumpweretowin.
RaskincitedtheSupremeCourt’sMarchdecision—aunanimousrulingthatbarredstatesfromremovingTrumpfromtheballot—andarguedthatbecausetheCourthadnotactedtodeclareTrumpineligibletobepresident,CongresswouldhavetodosoonJanuary6intheeventthatTrumpwonre-electioninNovember.
“EvenifvotersunquestionablyelectDonaldTrumpasPresident,nomatterthemargin,andeveniftheelectionisuniversallyacceptedasfreeandfair,topDemocratsarecallingonCongresstoblockcertificationoftheresults,andprepforcivilwar,”formerRep.LeeZelda
