In a recent appearance on CNN's "The Arena," Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) criticized President Donald Trump for allegedly fabricating an emergency to justify federal intervention in Washington, D.
C.'s police department.
Raskin contended that the President invoked a clause from the D.C. Home Rule Act, which permits the declaration of a police emergency concerning federal matters. However, Raskin argued that the administration failed to specify the nature of this emergency, particularly given that crime rates in the nation's capital are reportedly at a three-decade low.
According to Breitbart, Raskin expressed skepticism about the President's motives, stating, "Hes referring to a provision in the D.C. Home Rule Act which allows him to declare a police emergency relating to a federal matter. They havent defined what the emergency is, especially with crime rates at a 30-year low in the District of Columbia, and hes deployed the National Guard."
Raskin further noted the irony in the President's newfound willingness to deploy the National Guard, contrasting it with his inaction during the events at the Capitol over four years ago. "That was a real emergency; this is not a real emergency," Raskin asserted.
Raskin also suggested that the President's actions might be a diversionary tactic linked to the Epstein file controversy. He remarked, "He was not asked to send in the National Guard or take over the police by the House or the Senate, or the mayor or the D.C. council. This looks to me like an emergency, which is manufactured because of a public relations crisis relating to the Epstein file."
The congressman implied that the President's maneuvers are an attempt to shift public focus away from the contentious issue of the Epstein file's release.
Login