It's just a strategy for taking power and maintaining power against the rule of law and against the majority in a democracy.' 'I think we have to talk about fascism, which Madeleine Albright has reminded us is not a specific ideological system with particular content. And I likened not talking about suicide to not talking about fascism. But in fact, you're making it worse because when you don't speak these words, it endows them with more power. 'You think somehow you're being clever and you're suppressing a reality that you don't want to materialize. 'Just like I say, I fault myself for not talking about suicide to Tommy, and I liken not talking to a depressed person about suicide to not talking to a teenager about sex. 'On January 6, we moved out of the rule of law and into this twilight land of the exception where they were talking about invoking the Insurrection Act, they were making things up about the electoral count, making things up about the Constitution and that we had not prepared for and that I indeed fault myself for. 'We had tried to predict every possible parliamentary maneuver, but of course, being Democrats and being liberal-minded people, we were thinking completely within the context of the constitutional and legal system,' he said. Raskin reflected on the two traumatic events he experienced in the span of a week in his new memoir 'Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy.' Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Capitol Building on Novemin Washington, D.C. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Raskin also spoke about how he faulted himself both for not seeing the warning signs of what was going on with his son and for not predicting what ultimately took place on January 6, 2021. I think that truth will prevail, and I think that Tommy had confidence that in democracy, you're not going to be able to fool all of the people, all of the time. 'And I think he'd be looking on the bright side of how many people are cooperating with our investigation, how many people are coming forward to tell the truth about what happened and how many people really want to solidify the institutions of American democracy. CxXUUbO8CB- Maddow Blog January 5, 2022Īsked how he thought his late son would view the events of the past year, Raskin said: 'When Tommy was not under the darkness of his depression, he was the life of the party and he was radically optimistic and buoyant about our prospects for changing things in America and all over the world. Rachel Maddow reads an account of January 6th from 's new book, 'Unthinkable,' in which Congressman Raskin draws strength and courage from his son's memory. 'I would do that and try to make some sense of what had happened.' 'I decided that I could either spend the rest of my life obsessed with this 50-day period in my life or I could try to record it for my daughters, for my family, for my constituents, for my friends, for my fellow countrymen and women,' he added.

Raskin said it had been a 'tough year' and he was having difficulty sleeping 'for a long time.' And so I did feel him very much in my heart and in my chest through that entire period.' He was asking a lot more of democracy, not less. He added: 'Tommy was in a second year at Harvard Law School, when we lost him and he was deeply engaged in movements for human rights, against war, for animal rights and welfare, and to defend and expand democracy. Trump Backs Out of Riot Anniversary Event Blames Jan.Peter Navarro Jan 6 Interview Viewed 1M Times: 'You Are Describing a Coup'.Comparing Sean Hannity's Private Texts and Public Remarks Before Jan.'I think it feels right because of who he was and what he wanted for the world,' Raskin said, noting that his son was a young man 'filled with extraordinary moral and political passions.' 'Now that you are putting it out to the world and able to talk about it, does it still feel like the right thing to do? Does it still feel like you had to do it?' Maddow asked him during the interview. On Tuesday, a day before the one-year anniversary of his son's funeral, Raskin appeared on Rachel Maddow's show and opened up about why he had written the book. Raskin reflects on the two traumatic events he experienced in the span of a week in his new memoir, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy, which was published on Monday. Thx for standing by me through thick and thin.- Jamie Raskin January 4, 2022 It’s also about the Jan 6 insurrection, my work as lead impeachment manager, and the ongoing struggle for democracy. 'Unthinkable,” my book about Tommy, and his passions and gifts, and struggle with depression, was released today.

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