CBS News Sunday Morning’s Robert Costa gave House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) a chance to explain what a Democrats’ congressional victory means. Raskin responded with comparisons to the French Revolution and the Battle of Gettysburg, while invoking Marie Antoinette to make his point about the Trump administration. All of that with zero push back from the CBS journalists.
When asked by Costa how Democrats planned to hold President Trump accountable for his past two years in office, Raskin answered “Through the rule of law.”
But, Raskin quickly reached for the French Revolution when Costa asked whether Congress should focus on the economy and legislation rather than investigations. “It’s not an either or proposition” said Raskin, before invoking the infamous words attributed to Marie Antoinette: “Let them eat cake.”
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