"He left us this farewell note on New Year's Eve day: 'Please forgive me. In his 20s, Tommy suffered from "a blindingly painful and merciless 'disease called depression,'" Raskin and his wife wrote. Tommy was "an anti-war activist, a badass autodidact moral philosopher and progressive humanist libertarian, and a passionate vegan," they said. After Tommy's death, Raskin and his wife, Sarah Bloom Raskin, wrote a moving tribute to Tommy and all the people he had inspired. Lawmakers and aides who have worked closely with Raskin say that Tommy's memory has provided a kind of fuel for the congressman to keep going through hours-long prep sessions, votes and floor debates. Raskin has tried his best to keep focused on the task in front of him since his son's death. Many Republicans have already argued that a former President can't be convicted once he's out of office - which Democrats and many legal experts say is not the case. And it's not clear that any case - no matter how it is prepared - would be enough to convince them. Seventeen Republican senators would have to vote to convict Trump to keep him from ever running for office again.
Raskin's success in making a case to Republicans remains to be seen. "It was also something I had to discuss with my family. "It's a solemn, awesome ability," Raskin said of his role. Raskin paused for a long moment, collecting his thoughts. I hugged them and said to Tabitha, 'I promise it wouldn't be like this the next time you come to the Capitol.' And she said, 'Dad there isn't gonna be a next time.'" "After an extremely long and dreadful day I was able to send Tabitha and Hank home after 9:30 or 10 p.m. "I picked a helluva time for take your daughter to work day," Raskin said, recalling the events of January 6. The events that led to the President's second impeachment are personal to Raskin.
Raskin was one of the Democrats House Speaker Nancy Pelosi picked to defend the certification of Biden's victory, and following the House's impeachment of former President Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol, Pelosi named him as the House's lead impeachment manager.
RASKIN SON DEATH PROFESSIONAL
The ordeal only added to the trauma that the Raskin family has endured since his son Tommy died by suicide on December 31.įor Raskin, the unimaginable personal tragedy is coming at the exact moment of his biggest professional triumph in Congress. It was roughly an hour before Capitol Police rescued them and they were reunited with Raskin, he said in a wide-ranging interview.
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