Representative Jamie Raskin proved that Democrats never intended to address the real issues Americans care about, as he alerted companies that “collaborated” with President Donald Trump to lawyer up.
The Maryland Democrat and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee told MSNOW that Democrat control of Congress means corporations and law firms that did business with Trump and his administration should see subpoenas coming their way.
“There are major law firms in America, including Paul Weiss, that have capitulated to these coercive tactics from Donald Trump and have basically surrendered and made all sorts of outrageous concessions,” Raskin told the MSNOW panel.
Jamie Raskin promises Democrats will be going after corporations and law firms that “collaborated,” “capitulated” and “surrendered” to Trump.
Translation: We will try to destroy any company or firm that dared to work with the Trump administration. Examples must be made for defying the will of the Democrat party.
It was all about healthcare and affordability, you guys.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 5, 2026
Raskin “sent letters to numerous firms – including Kirkland & Ellis; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; A&O Shearman; Cadwalader; Latham & Watkins; and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett – demanding details about the alleged coercion involved in the deals and what work they were doing to support the Trump administration,” reported HuffPost, which added that “None of the firms complied with Raskin’s requests.”
The lawmaker, who is likely to chair the House Judiciary Committee come January, will be following up with subpoenas to compel the companies to provide the information.
Evidently, Raskin and his fellow Democrats have little to no interest in following up on promises to voters to focus on affordability issues, with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) among those gloating over his party’s election wins with a post on X declaring, “They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing.”
They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing.
— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) November 4, 2026
And in case one didn’t believe the words coming out of Democrats’ own mouths, a page on the House Judiciary Committee website is actively looking to fill job positions.
“The House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff seeks counsels/professional staff members for the 120th Congress. These positions will assist with the Committee’s policy, oversight, investigative, and legislative work on various subject matters within our jurisdiction. These positions are full-time and based in Washington, D.C.,” the notice reads.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) remains clueless as he insisted on “Morning Joe” that the “American people don’t want us to get even. They want us to get things done on their behalf because life is way too expensive.”
Hakeem Jeffries on Morning Joe: The American people don’t want us to get even. They want us to get things done on their behalf because life is way too expensive.
We ran on affordability, we won on affordability, and now it’s our job to govern on affordability. https://t.co/b5ieQUbMRO
— Clipping Wings (@ClippingWings) November 4, 2026
“We ran on affordability, we won on affordability, and now it’s our job to govern on affordability,” he said.
It seems members of his party have not gotten the memo.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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