On Bill Maher’s HBO Show on Friday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) appeared to repeat his reservation about accepting a Trump win in the presidential election. Raskin said that Democrats will only support a “free and fair election.” Trump was widely criticized for the same position when he said “If everything’s honest, I’ll gladly accept the results.”
Raskin previously said that he would not guarantee certifying Trump and that, if he wins, he may be declared as disqualified by Congress:
“It’s going to be up to us on January 6th, 2025 to tell the rampaging Trump mobs that he’s disqualified. And then we need bodyguards for everybody and civil war conditions.”
Raskin went on HBO to repeat his reservation on accepting the results of any Trump victory:
“When I say we will support a free and fair election, no, we we’re not going to allow them to steal it in the states, or steal it in the Department of Justice or steal it with any other election official in the country.
If it’s a free and fair election, we will do what we’ve always done. We will honor it.”