Jamie Raskin Won’t Run for Senate, Warns Democracy in Peril
- Maryland congressman led Donald Trump’s second impeachment
- Democrats heavily favored to win race to succeed Ben Cardin
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Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin, the Democratic firebrand and constitutional law professor who led Donald Trump’s second impeachment, announced late Friday that he would forgo a run for Senate and seek reelection, citing ongoing risks to US democracy.
In normal times, Raskin said in a statement, he would likely have become a candidate to replace Senator Ben Cardin, a fellow Democrat who is retiring.