On Wednesday, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) bowed out of the race to be the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, which has oversight of the Department of Justice, in the new Congress starting next year.
Nadler, who has held either the chairman or ranking member position in the panel for the past several years, revealed his decision in a letter to colleagues while vouching for Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to take his place during the first half of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
“As our country faces the return of Donald Trump, and the renewed threats to our democracy and our way of life that he represents, I am very confident that Jamie would ably lead the Judiciary Committee as we confront this growing danger,” Nadler wrote.
News: Rep. JERRY NADLER will be stepping down from race to be the top Democrat on House Judiciary Committee, making the difficult decision after…
