Jamie Raskin, Donald Trump’s prominent nemesis in the US House of Representatives, is diagnosed with cancer
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: US Representative Jamie Raskin announces criminal charges against former US President Donald Trump sent by the committee to the US Department of Justice during the last public meeting of the House Select Committee United States investigates Janu
By Gram Slattery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jamie Raskin, a representative of the US Democratic party who has emerged as the lead manager for former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, has been diagnosed with the disease. cancer, he said Wednesday.
“After a few days of testing, I was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, which is a serious but curable form of cancer,” Raskin said in an official statement.
“I am about to begin a course of outpatient immunochemotherapy at Med Star Georgetown University Hospital and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The prognosis for most people in my situation is good after four months of treatment. .”
Raskin, who represented the part of Maryland who oversaw Trump’s impeachment by the US House of Representatives for “inciting rebellion”, noticed that he encouraged rioters to attack the US Capitol. on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives voted to impeach the president, but he was acquitted in the Senate, with 57 senators voting on his sentence, missing the 67 votes needed to convict him. sin.
Raskin also served on the January 6 Committee, which investigated the Capitol attack and Trump’s role in it.
At the next Congress, Raskin will serve as the top Democrat on the House Oversight panel. In that capacity, he will take on Republicans who are expected to launch a number of controversial investigations, including one into his business dealings. Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden.
In Wednesday’s statement, Raskin said he expected to continue working, but that doctors had advised him to minimize unnecessary exposure to infectious viruses including: including COVID-19 during treatment.
