George Santos despatched Jamie Raskin a letter of appreciation for voting no on his expulsion. Raskin returned the letter with a handwritten observe telling him to proofread it and that it isn’t shameful to resign.
The letter with Raskin’s markup:
At this time I discovered Jamie Raskin just isn’t solely a member of Congress and constitutional legislation scholar, but additionally a grammarian, as evidenced by his markup of a “Pricey Colleague” from George Santos. Ouch. pic.twitter.com/vB7Rp3caL0
— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) November 3, 2023
Raskin handwrote a observe on the Santos letter and despatched it again to the New York Congressman.
The observe mentioned, “Pricey Congressman Santos, I respect your observe and solely want somebody would have proofread it first. Meantime, you must apologize to the folks of New York for your entire lies and deceit. I do know it’s essential to have thought you would get away with it within the occasion of Trump, however the fact is resilient.
Raskin defined that he voted no on expelling Santos as a constitutional matter as a result of Rep. Santos hasn’t been convicted of something but and the Ethics Committee hasn’t issued its closing report. Raskin believes that expulsion mustn’t occur proper now, strictly as a constitutional matter.
George Santos actually does come straight from the Trump faculty. The Trump administration was notorious for sending out statements that had not been reviewed and proofread. Rep. Raskin was probably proper. Santos thought that he might get away with it, however he was very improper.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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