{"id":2375131,"date":"2024-12-01T17:45:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-raskin-denies-proof-of-fbi-weaponizing-against-republicans-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T17:47:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:47:17","slug":"jamie-raskin-denies-proof-of-fbi-weaponizing-against-republicans-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-raskin-denies-proof-of-fbi-weaponizing-against-republicans-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Raskin denies \u2018proof\u2019 of FBI weaponizing against Republicans &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fjamie-raskin-denies-proof-of-fbi-weaponizing-against-republicans-washington-examiner%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=2375131&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--><p>In a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-trans-kids-are-beautiful-republicans-doing-a-lot-of-harm-to-children-advocates-biological-males-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"AOC: Trans Kids Are Beautiful, Republicans \u2018Doing A Lot Of Harm To Children,\u2019 Advocates Biological Males In Girls Sports\">recent appearance<\/a>\u2063 on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State\u2062 of\u200b the Union,&#8221; Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) addressed concerns about the potential politicization of the FBI, particularly in light of President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s announcement of Kash Patel as the new FBI Director. Raskin stated\u2064 that he has not seen\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">evidence supporting claims<\/a> that the\u200c FBI has \u2063been weaponized against the\u2064 Republican Party. He acknowledged historical instances where the FBI was misused, such as against civil\u2064 rights leaders, but emphasized that current actions\u200b from the Department of Justice have\u200d targeted both Democratic and Republican individuals, \u2063indicating a\u200d lack of bias toward any political party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jamie Raskin denies &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-congress-and-unions-try-to-trump-proof-science-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden administration, Congress, and unions try to \u2018Trump-proof\u2019 science - Washington Examiner\">proof&#038;rsquo<\/a>; of FBI weaponizing against Republicans<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1889275\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamie-raskin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jamie Raskin<\/a> (D-MD) claimed he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t seen any &ldquo;proof&rdquo; that the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Bureau of Investigation<\/a> is politicized against members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Raskin appeared on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/shows\/state-of-the-union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"State of the Union\">State of the Union<\/a><\/em>  Sunday following&nbsp;President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s announcement that&nbsp;Kash Patel&nbsp;would take over as&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;Director, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3246303\/patel-fbi-director-potential-epstein-list-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"State of the Union\">celebrated by some and dreaded by others<\/a>. Patel previously served as the chief of staff to the Department of Defense under Trump&rsquo;s first administration, and is a welcome appointee by many within the GOP.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3230247\/recess-appointments-trump-skip-senate-confirmations-fill-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>RECESS APPOINTMENTS: HOW TRUMP HOPES TO SKIP SENATE CONFIRMATIONS AND FILL HIS CABINET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you think there are any issues inside the FBI around politicization, as many who voted for Donald Trump seem to say?&rdquo; CNN anchor Kasie Hunt asked Raskin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;Well, undoubtedly, if you look at it historically, for example, during the [Counter Intelligence Program] period, the FBI really was weaponized against Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement and the peace movement. There was decades of the FBI being basically used as a political instrument,&rdquo; Raskin said. &ldquo;And so I haven&rsquo;t seen what the proof is that the FBI has been weaponized against a political party or the Department of Justice. Of course, this Department of Justice has brought charges against a Democratic U.S. senator in New Jersey, a Democratic congressman in Texas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3232494\/trump-wants-to-abolish-the-department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW TRUMP&rsquo;S PROMISE TO ABOLISH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WOULD WORK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2711532&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c3d03a1acefc1368af5691f8f4a3fdf0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Raskin referred to former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who was federally charged with bribery, and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), who is under federal indictment along with his wife. Their charges include bribery, money laundering, and acting as a foreign agent for the Azerbaijani government and a Mexican bank.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some people just seem to think that it should go only in one direction, and, if it doesn&rsquo;t, then somehow it&rsquo;s politicized. And I think that&rsquo;s what they mean when they talk about politicization and the deep state,&rdquo; Raskin said. &ldquo;I mean, the deep state, nobody&rsquo;s ever defined it. Apparently, it just means anybody who doesn&rsquo;t do the will of Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Patel would be replacing Christopher&nbsp;Wray, who began his post in 2017. FBI Directors have a tradition of serving 10-year terms. However, Trump fired Wray&rsquo;s predecessor, James Comey, four years into his post. Patel would be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patels-fbi-director-appointment-stirs-mixed-reaction-over-potential-epstein-list-release-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Patel\u2019s FBI Director appointment stirs mixed reaction over potential Epstein list release - Washington Examiner\">ninth director<\/a> of the bureau.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1889275\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1889275\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Raskin refutes claims of FBI bias against Republicans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2375132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24059644691408-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12872,5591,32892,3756,32076],"class_list":["post-2375131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-weaponization","tag-fbi","tag-jamie-raskin","tag-republicans","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24059644691408-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375131"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375135,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375131\/revisions\/2375135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}