Rep. Jamie Raskin (D Md.) says 'assassination party' hunted for Pelosi during riot

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Democratic lawmaker who led the filing of the latest article of impeachment against President Trump spoke Sunday about the level of danger lawmakers faced from rioters during the Jan. 6 overtaking of the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told Jake Tapper, host of CNN's "State of the Union," that rioters wanted to murder both Vice President Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calfi.), adding that lawmakers remember hearing chants of "Hang Mike Pence" from the invading rioters.

"You don't need a six-month investigation to figure out what happened," Raskin said of the Jan. 6 violence, adding, "There was an assassination party hunting for Nancy Pelosi."

"They built a gallows outside of the Capitol of the United States," Raskin said. "This was an attack on our country."

Raskin went on to add that Republicans needed to show that there would be consequences for the rioters who were looking to commit violence against members of Congress, telling Tapper that the response to the attack "cannot be at the level of normal partisan push and pull."

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534610-dem-lawmaker-says-assassination-party-hunted-for-pelosi-during-riot

[Cha]

1. KICK!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. The insurrectionists showed no self control; imagine if they'd found Pelosi or Pence or any Dem.

[COL Mustard]

3. I Can't Imagine. It's Unimaginable.

I know Joe Biden is against the Federal death penalty but there needs to be some serious, quick punishment for these people.

Maybe life in ADMAX is enough.

[malaise]

12. I have some serious questions

Who built the gallows and when?
Where were the security folks when that was going up.?
Who brought the material needed for it and in what vehicle/

Something is seriously wrong here. This had to be an inside job.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. I suspect the insiders go all the way to killakon Donnie.

[malaise]

14. I believe that but I want more details on the gallows

Something is wrong here

[mopinko]

16. yeah, that's a thing that has been stuck in my craw as well.

would like to see them hoist on their own petard.

[malaise]

17. Them or their dear leader?

[mopinko]

18. well......

[NonPC]

4. What Happened to Guantanamo Bay?

Can't we set them up there?

[ProfessorGAC]

5. And Graham Says Security Failure Was Pelosi's Fault

She apparently, in his tiny mind, ignored security so she could let them kill her.
He's an ass.

[llashram]

6. last line

show no mercy to these traitors. Prison for a long time...

[SheltieLover]

7. K&R!

[PatrickforO]

8. This is why we need a domestic terror law. The members on this assassination-team

need to go down for a LONG time, like life.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. See 18 U.S. Code § 2331 - Definitions ...

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331

[flying_wahini]

9. I think the more the Insurrectionists hear of the fines/jail time the less interested they will be.

I think about 80% of them are just wanna be ‘warriors’ and had no intention of hurting anybody.

However, the remaining 20% are really dangerous terrorists and must serve time and be publicly
Shamed and punished. Gitmo for them.

The punishment of No Fly List, no owning or carrying guns and can’t Vote are all quite
fitting for the 80% and add on a hefty $$$ fine.

[Lucky Luciano]

10. If they were in the Capitol, the minimum penalty should be life in supermax.

The maximum...well...it is what it is for those 20%.

[Kid Berwyn]

11. Terrorists go to Gitmo.

Everybody knows.