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Rep. Jamie Raskin: Special Counsel May Consider Seditious Conspiracy Charges Against Trump

During an appearance on “Inside with Jen Psaki” on MSNBC, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) argued that former President Donald Trump may face seditious conspiracy charges. Raskin pointed to the recent Proud Boys trial and convictions under the charge as setting a good precedent, stipulating that Trump may have been part of the conspiracy.

Trump’s Involvement in the Conspiracy

“Trump could very much have been part of the Proud Boys or the Oathkeepers conspiracy, or he might have been involved in an overlapping concentric ring conspiracy with those conspiracies,” Raskin said. “So we don’t have a system of justice, I hope, as I said at the January 6 hearings, where the foot soldiers and the ringleaders down below go to jail and the ringleaders above get a free pass and get to continue their insurrectionist assault on democratic institutions.”

Raskin praised the work of the Department of Justice, pointing to the number of arrests and convictions as proof that an insurrection took place. “The Department of Justice has been doing an excellent job. More than 1000 arrests. Hundreds of convictions have taken place. More than a dozen people have been convicted of seditious conspiracy completely refuting those who said well how could this be an insurrection if nobody was trying to overthrow the government? Well, now they have their answer. More than a dozen people have been convicted of that.”

Trump’s Impeachment

Raskin also pointed to the unsuccessful second impeachment of the president as evidence that Trump had taken part in an insurrection. “And Donald Trump, of course, was impeached by a 232 vote margin in the House for inciting insurrection against the union and 57 of 100 senators agreed that he had incited an insurrection against the union,” Raskin said. “We didn’t reach the magic two-thirds number to convict the president, and yet we have robust concurrent majorities of both houses of Congress declaring that that’s precisely what he did. As a matter of constitutional fact.”

Conclusion

Raskin served as a member of the Jan. 6 Committee, repeatedly arguing that Trump had led an insurrection against the United States government, and should likewise be charged as such. With the possibility of seditious conspiracy charges looming, it remains to be seen what the future holds for the former president.

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