Raskin recounted the "haunting sound" of people banging on the doors of the House chamber as his children and his chief of staff texted loved ones, thinking they could die. "Members of Congress in the House were removing their congressional pins so they wouldn't be identified by the mob as they tried to escape the violence." "All around me, people were calling their wives and their husbands, their loved ones to say goodbye," he recounted. But when the mob invaded the building, Raskin said it was too late for him to safely get to them. "This is the Capitol."Īfter his children watched Raskin's speech, they were ushered back to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's office. "I told them, of course it should be safe," he recounted. The member of Congress described how his daughter had concerns about the "Stop the Steal" rally Trump had encouraged his supporters to attend, but said he assured her not to worry. "They wanted to be together with me in the middle of a devastating week for our family," Raskin told the gathered senators. 5, the family had buried Raskin's son, Tommy, who died by suicide on Dec. Raskin recounted how he had brought his daughter, Tabitha, and her sister's husband, Hank, with him that day to watch Congress meet to officially certify Joe Biden's victory as president.
#JAMIE RASKIN SPEECH FOR HEARING ON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL#
"I hope this trial reminds America how personal democracy is," he said, "and how personal is the loss of democracy, too." 6 - from lawmakers to police officers to reporters to janitors - before the violent mob arrived. In an emotional address during which he broke down in tears at one point, Raskin spoke about the officials and their loved ones who were present at the Capitol on Jan. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, used his opening remarks Tuesday to frame the case against former president Donald Trump in starkly personal terms. The lead House impeachment manager for the Democrats, Rep.
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