"They want a rush to judgment. Why? So there can be some headline that will please Donald Trump tomorrow, instead of a unanimous statement or forgive me, I think the distinguished gentleman from Louisiana may have dissented, but an otherwise unanimous verdict of the House of Representatives that the American people want all the files open. We've had enough of the cover-up, we want all of the truth. We want the survivors and the victims to have the possibility of accountability."
"Well, they want to give them another headline, which is that they've arraigned a Democratic member for taking a phone call from her constituent, Jeffrey Epstein, in the middle of a hearing. And of course, I don't think there's any rule here against taking phone calls in a hearing. Now, if you wanna actually give her the chance to explain what happened, then we would take it to the Ethics Committee."
Rep. Jamie Raskin defended Del. Stacey Plaskett after Republicans introduced a resolution to censure and remove her from the House Intelligence Committee. Plaskett exchanged texts with Jeffrey Epstein and took a phone call from him during a 2019 hearing featuring Michael Cohen; Epstein was a convicted sex offender who advised Plaskett on questioning Cohen. Raskin argued Plaskett was taking a call from a constituent and urged referral to the Ethics Committee for a full hearing. Raskin accused Republicans of seeking a rush to judgment and headlines to please former President Trump, and questioned what ethical or legal transgression was alleged.
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