What Jamie Raskin Will Tell House Democrats About the 25th Amendment and Impeachment

Raskin, who led Trump's second impeachment trial, talked with TIME ahead of his briefing with House Democrats on options for removing Trump

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@nikolas

Protest him for what? Being a constitutional lawyer who understands that he will never get any Republican senators to vote to convict? Without a conviction, Trump can't be removed from office.

This is why the American people should have listened to Kamala when she warned them.

@HakeemG Either the #constitutional oath taken by #Raskin matters, or it's just a lot of hot air

@nikolas

It's not Raskin who is breaking his oath, it's the GOP members of Congress and the president. I would suggest you direct your anger towards them, and the people who put them in office, despite their obvious willingness to wipe their asses with the Constitution.

@HakeemG #Raskin is not observing his #constitutional oath when he stands in the way of #impeachment. That does not excuse #Republicans.

@nikolas

Raskin has impeached Trump twice. The American people elected him twice. At some point you guys are going to have to take some accountability.

@HakeemG Just because you fail at something doesn't mean you don't keep on trying. It's a #motto for #life.

@nikolas

Raskin hasn't failed, he's successfully impeached Trump twice and upheld his oath. It's everyone else that has failed.

@HakeemG He hasn't upheld his oath this time. You don't get to uphold your constitutional duty part time that's your job.

@nikolas

We will just agree to disagree, since you're just not understanding how this works. I'm confident Jamie Raskin, a man who taught law and is a Constitutional scholar is well aware of his duties. Thanks for your input though.

@HakeemG What is "this"? Constitutional law and every member of Congress ' oath? In what other walk of life can you pick or choose your duties? Why are Reps given a special dispensation, when everyone else in society must do their jobs?

@nikolas

Don't take this the wrong way, but you're just getting dumber and dumber because you refuse to admit you know less about the Constitution than Raskin.

Yes people pick and choose their duties in every fing walk of life. I've never worked at any job where people didn't.

@HakeemG It sounds like you don't think Reps in Congress should be accountable to any laws or standards. What's the point in taking an oath, if you're only going to follow it on Mondays or Tuesdays?

@nikolas

Get help. Jamie Raskin knows more about the Constitution than you.

@HakeemG Guess I'm just a hopeless #romantic who thinks #Congress should rein in #illegality and #fascism