Nadler bows out of Judiciary race, will endorse Raskin

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Nadler bows out of Judiciary race, will endorse Raskin​

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5022732-nadler-judiciary-committee-raskin/

4 Dec 2024 ~~ By Mychael Schnell and Mike Lillis

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) is ceding his position as top Democrat on the powerful Judiciary Committee amid a tough challenge from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), — a stunning shift on a powerful committee that’s sure to play a considerable role in the oversight of the second Trump administration.
In a letter to colleagues, Nadler said he’s endorsing Raskin for the spot.
The move marks a stunning fall for Nadler, a fiery Manhattan liberal and 34 year veteran of Congress, who rose to the top of the Judiciary panel in 2017 and helped to guide the two impeachments of President Trump. As senior Democrat on the committee, he had the edge among those in the party who want to stick with their traditional system that rewards experience and longevity at the top of committees.
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Nadler’s decision puts Raskin on a glidepath to winning the ranking member slot on the Judiciary Committee, which will make him one of Trump’s top antagonists on Capitol Hill going toe-to-toe with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chairman of the panel. The committee has jurisdiction over federal courts and law enforcement agencies like the FBI, areas where Democrats are concerned Trump will abuse his powers to target political opponents.
The panel also has broad jurisdiction over immigration, which is sure to be front-and-center next year when Trump is vowing an aggressive deportation strategy targeting the estimated 12 million people living in the country illegally.
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Raskin’s imminent elevation to the top Democratic spot on the Judiciary Committee opens up a vacancy atop the Oversight and Accountability Committee, another key panel that will likely draw attention in the Trump administration. Raskin is currently the ranking member of that committee.


Commentary:
Nadler did not do this out of charity. Nadler was forced out.
You have to wonder what the cost of Nadler's step down amounts to?

 

[Thunk]

Damn! I was hoping nadler would sit on raskin until he cried uncle!

What a sight that would have been to behold!

 

[scruffy]

Raskin is going to have a few surprises coming.

 

[1srelluc]

Raskin is going to have a few surprises coming.

I hope one of them is his cancer coming back....Piss on decorum, I wish the rat bastard the worse.

 

[BluesLegend]

Damn! I was hoping nadler would sit on raskin until he cried uncle!

What a sight that would have been to behold!

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Nadler generates his own gravity well, maintain a safe distance.

 

[boevans]

Commentary:
Nadler did not do this out of charity. Nadler was forced out.
You have to wonder what the cost of Nadler's step down amounts to?

Not much. The both hate Trump viscerally. Nadler is ill, too.

 

[ColonelAngus]

I do not think Nadler is physically capable of bowing.

 

[para bellum]

I do not think Nadler is physically capable of bowing.

No, but he can ooze.

S/B "Nadler oozes out of Judiciary race, endorses Raskin"...

 

[Concerned American]

Nadler did not do this out of charity. Nadler was forced out.

I speculate that Nadler is running scared. He is trying to fade into the background in the hopes that Trump will forget about his role in the impeachments and J6.