Although the event is now virtual due to the latest COVID-19 surge, attendees can still purchase a copy of Unthinkable, signed by Raskin, to be picked up at a later date. 7-one year after the insurrection-Raskin will join Politics and Prose to discuss his book, his experiences, and answer any questions audience members may have. Raskin provides an intimate account of what it was like to prosecute Trump, the ongoing struggle for maintaining American democracy, and reflects on those 45 days at the beginning of the year that permanently changed his life.
REPRESENTATIVE RASKIN SON DIED TRIAL
In his new memoir Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy, Raskin chronicles his (and the country’s) rough beginning of 2021 and how he had to overcome his personal grief and trauma to coordinate Trump’s impeachment trial to hold the former president accountable for inciting political violence. The Maryland Representative and his wife published a tribute to their sons life days after his. But before it could be put to a vote, Raskin was met with the unthinkable-a violent Capitol insurrection instigated by (then) President Donald Trump. Raskin, who has served in Congress since 2017, lost his 25-year-old son, Tommy, to suicide in 2020. 6, Raskin went back to work representing Maryland’s 8th congressional district in the House of Representatives to certify President Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 election. His son had long struggled with severe depression, he said.
On December 31, 2020, Raskin’s only son died by suicide, after a battle with depression. 4, details those harrowing first 50 days of 2021, which would permanently alter Raskins life, beginning with his sons death, and including that harrowing day at. Raskin’s family had just buried his son, who died by suicide on New Year’s Eve, last Tuesday. He and his wife Sarah penned an emotional tribute to their son in a Medium post. He lost his son Tommy on December 31, 2020. Jamie Raskin has announced the death of his 25-year-old son Tommy, a second-year student at Harvard Law School. Jamie Raskin on Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy at Politics and ProseĢ021 was an incredibly hard year for Congressman Jamie Raskin. Raskin, 58, represents Marylands eighth Congressional district. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription.
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