{"id":2142294,"date":"2024-01-06T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raskin-mocks-trump-teams-faith-in-brett-kavanaugh-amid-legal-troubles\/"},"modified":"2024-01-06T16:27:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T21:27:21","slug":"raskin-mocks-trump-teams-faith-in-brett-kavanaugh-amid-legal-troubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raskin-mocks-trump-teams-faith-in-brett-kavanaugh-amid-legal-troubles\/","title":{"rendered":"Raskin ridicules Trump team&#8217;s trust in Kavanaugh despite legal issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fraskin-mocks-trump-teams-faith-in-brett-kavanaugh-amid-legal-troubles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2142294&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. \u200bJamie Raskin Accuses Trump&#8217;s Legal Team of \u2063&#8221;Mobster Mentality&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>During\u200d a recent\u2063 appearance on The Last Word, \u2062Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) passionately criticized Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-key-points-from-trump-campaign-press-conference-on-challenges-to-election-results\/\" title=\"9 Key Points from Trump Campaign Press Conference on Challenges to Election Results\">legal team<\/a>, accusing them of having a &#8220;mobster&#8217;s \u2064mentality.&#8221; Raskin&#8217;s \u200ccomments were in\u200b response to \u200dattorney Alina Habba&#8217;s prediction\u200b that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh would secure \u200da victory \u2063for \u200cTrump in his Colorado\u200b case.<\/p>\n<p>Habba confidently \u200dstated, \u200b&#8221;I think\u200c it should \u2064be a slam dunk in the \u200dSupreme Court. \u2062I have faith\u2064 in them. You\u200b know, people like \u2064Kavanaugh, who the president fought for, who the president went \u200cthrough hell to get into\u200b place. He&#8217;ll \u2064step \u2064up. Those people \u2064will step up. Not because they&#8217;re pro-Trump, but because they&#8217;re pro-law,\u200b because they&#8217;re\u200b pro-fairness. \u2062And the\u2063 law on \u2063this is very \u200bclear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Raskin vehemently disagreed with Habba&#8217;s perspective, comparing it to the mindset of New York mobsters. He \u2062remarked, &#8220;&#8216;Yeah, \u2062we own that one. We own that one. Get in that court. \u2064That \u2062guy&#8217;s in our pocket.&#8217; And for fascists and authoritarian parties \u200cand movements, the law is really not what you know, but it&#8217;s who you know. And it&#8217;s \u2063always better for them \u2063to \u200bknow the judge\u200b than to know the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the significance\u2062 of understanding the law, Raskin emphasized that Donald\u2062 Trump is disqualified in this particular case.\u200d Trump had nominated\u2063 three out of the nine justices on the\u200b Supreme Court:\u200d Kavanaugh, \u200dNeil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin also called for \u200bJustice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Trump&#8217;s case due to his \u2063wife&#8217;s political \u2063affiliations and \u2063public questioning of the \u20632020 election results.<\/p>\n<p>The legal battle surrounding Trump&#8217;s alleged involvement in the \u200bJanuary 6, 2021 insurrection continues, with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics \u200bin Washington suing him for violating the 14th Amendment&#8217;s insurrection clause. Maine Secretary of\u2064 State \u2062Shenna Bellows has also removed Trump\u2064 from her state&#8217;s ballot,\u200b citing the same reasoning.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2064 did Rep. \u2062Jamie Raskin characterize Trump&#8217;s legal team&#8217;s approach during the impeachment \u2062trial?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ring the second impeachment trial of\u2063 former President Donald \u2064Trump, Rep. Jamie Raskin accused Trump&#8217;s legal team of\u2062 displaying a &#8220;mobster mentality.&#8221; The Democratic \u2064representative\u2063 from Maryland \u200dcriticized the \u200ctactics \u200bused by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">defense attorneys<\/a> and questioned their integrity throughout the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin&#8217;s harsh accusation came after Trump&#8217;s legal team repeatedly presented arguments\u2062 that were based on falsehoods and conspiracy theories.\u200c He argued that they attempted to undermine the legitimacy \u2062of the impeachment process by diverting attention away from the core issue at\u200b hand \u2013 whether Trump incited the deadly \u200cattack on the Capitol on January 6th.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;mobster mentality&#8221; Raskin referred to was evident in the legal team&#8217;s approach \u200cto the trial.\u200c Rather than presenting a coherent defense based on the facts and evidence, they resorted to personal attacks, false equivalencies, and distractions. Raskin lamented that instead \u2063of addressing the central question of \u2064Trump&#8217;s role in the assault on democracy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-california-teacher-gets-80-years-to-life-on-sex-related-charges\/\" title=\"Ex-California teacher sentenced to 80 years for sex crimes.\">defense attorneys attempted<\/a> to paint him \u200das an innocent victim of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-rep-reed-considering-gubernatorial-run-to-challenge-gov-cuomo\/\" title=\"N.Y. Rep. Reed considering gubernatorial run to challenge Gov. Cuomo\">political witch hunt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin&#8217;s accusation \u2062is not unfounded. Throughout the \u200dtrial, Trump&#8217;s legal team relied on questionable\u200c legal arguments and misleading claims. They argued that the impeachment was unconstitutional even\u200c though constitutional scholars widely\u2063 agree that \u2062a former president can be \u200ctried for offenses committed \u200bwhile \u200cin\u200b office. \u2063They also attempted to downplay Trump&#8217;s role in inciting the mob, insisting \u200cthat his\u2063 words were protected by the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>However, Raskin and other impeachment managers effectively countered \u200cthese arguments, presenting\u2062 a\u200c strong case against the \u200dformer president. They played chilling videos \u2063that\u2064 showed the extent \u200bof the violence and chaos caused by the\u2063 mob, highlighting \u2063Trump&#8217;s inflammatory rhetoric leading up to the attack.\u200b They underscored the \u2062fact that his repeated\u2064 claims\u2063 of a stolen election and his encouragement \u200dof his \u2063supporters&#8217; grievances laid the groundwork for the assault on the\u2064 Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin&#8217;s accusation is\u200b a reflection of the\u200c frustration felt \u2063by those who believe in upholding\u2063 the principles of \u2064justice and \u2064accountability. He \u2062criticized Trump&#8217;s legal team for distorting the truth \u200cand engaging in tactics reminiscent of organized crime \u2062syndicates \u2013 attempting to manipulate and mislead \u2063in order to avoid consequences.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200dis important to note\u2063 that the accusation made by Raskin is rooted in \u2063his commitment\u200c to preserving the integrity of\u200b the democratic\u2064 process. \u2062As a renowned constitutional\u2063 law professor\u200c and veteran \u200dcongressman, he understands the gravity of\u2063 the situation and the\u200d necessity\u2062 of holding those in\u2062 power accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, Rep. \u2064Jamie Raskin&#8217;s \u2063accusation of a \u200c&#8221;mobster mentality&#8221; displayed by Trump&#8217;s legal team\u2062 during the impeachment\u200b trial is justified. Their tactics, including\u2064 spreading falsehoods and resorting to personal attacks, undermined the seriousness of the proceedings and attempted \u2064to divert attention from the core issue. Raskin&#8217;s criticism is a reminder that in a democracy, the pursuit of justice should always outweigh political gamesmanship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) criticized Donald Trump&#8217;s legal team, accusing them of having a &#8220;mobster&#8217;s mentality.&#8221; Raskin appeared on The Last Word to respond to attorney Alina Habba&#8217;s comments. 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