Appearing on MSNBC on Friday, House Jan 6 Committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) dismantled former President Donald Trump’s 14-page response to a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters.
During his interview, Raskin told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that Trump was already “playing his silly games” with his reply.
“I mean, that letter, including the use of the royal ‘we,’ which was pretty jarring, is just an outrageous distraction from the reality to the extent that there’s anything substance or substantive there,” he continued.
Raskin then shut down Trump’s claim that Republicans “feel” the election was rigged, saying MAGA Republicans have as yet been unable to pinpoint to him how the vote was actually stolen.
“They can’t say. They just have a feeling. And in fact, Trump uses that too in this enormously revealing letter, where he says lots of people ‘feel’ that there was fraud.”
He added: “I’m sorry. Your feelings, Mr. Snowflake, cannot dictate the course of the future of the republic. No, your feelings cannot dictate our elections.”
Raskin’s comments came hours after Trump skirted the question of whether he would testify under subpoena and instead doubled down on his disproven claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
Watch Raskin’s interview below:
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LOL HAHAListen to @jamie_raskin respond to Trumps 14 page reply to his subpoena & incoherent ramblings…
Raskin: "MR. SNOWFLAKE"#LockTrumpUp #IndictArrestAndConvictTrump
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— 🌊Garland, Stop F*king Around and 🤬Indict Trump🌊 (@K_J_Services) October 15, 2022
