Season 3, Episode 307:  Congressman Jamie Raskin On January 6th: After a Failed Coup, a Successful One?

(Full conversation from the episode released May 16th) The January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, intended to stop the certification of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States of America, “was as close to fascism as I ever want to see our country come,” says Jamie Raskin, Democratic Congressman from Maryland. And he should know -- Raskin is a Constitutional scholar as well as a long-time law school professor, and in the hours after the assault on the Capitol, he was chosen to head up the second impeachment investigation of Donald Trump. He’s also a member of the House Select Committee currently investigating the January 6 attack, now set to hold publicly televised hearings next month. "The political scientists tell [us] that the key indicator of a successful coup is a recently failed coup where the coup plotters can diagram the deficiencies in the incumbent regime," says Rep. Raskin. In this exclusive interview, Raskin talks with Laura about the strengths and weaknesses in US democracy and how best to address them now.

Guest:

Jamie Raskin, Congressman (D-MD), Member Jan. 6 House Select Committee; author of  *“Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy”

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2. •  Community Safety in a Time of Insurrection Watch / Listen
3. •  Countering the Coup:  From the Grassroots Up  Watch  /  Listen
4. •  Democratizing Democracy: Redistricting by the People  Watch  /  Listen
5. •  Lisa Graves:  How Extreme Wealth Is Harming Our Democracy  Watch

Related Articles and Resources:

• Jamie Raskin:  Why It’s Been So Hard to Nail Trump, by Start Making Sense & Jon Wiener, The Nation, Listen Here

•  Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol  Find Information Here including the latest updates.

• The Jan. 6 Committee’s Consideration of Criminal Referral, Explained, by Luke Broadwater, New York Times,  Read Here

•  The Dems Are Totally Useless Against the Trumpian GOP Onslaught, by Ralph Nader, Sheerpost, Read Here

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