Jamie Raskin, outstanding Donald Trump foe in U.S. Home, identified with most cancers By Reuters

By Gram Slattery

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jamie Raskin, a Democratic U.S. consultant who rose to prominence because the lead supervisor for former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, has been identified with most cancers, he mentioned on Wednesday.

“After a number of days of checks, I’ve been identified with Diffuse Massive B Cell Lymphoma, which is a severe however curable type of most cancers,” Raskin mentioned in an official assertion.

“I’m about to embark on a course of chemo-immunotherapy on an outpatient foundation at Med Star Georgetown College Hospital and Lombardi Complete Most cancers Middle. Prognosis for most individuals in my state of affairs is great after 4 months of therapy.”

Raskin, who represents a part of Maryland, oversaw the U.S. Home’s impeachment of Trump for “incitement of rebel,” discovering that he inspired the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Home voted to question the president, however he was acquitted within the Senate, with 57 senators voting for his conviction, in need of the 67 votes required to convict.

Raskin has additionally served on the January 6 Committee, which investigated the Capitol assault and Trump’s function in it.

Within the subsequent Congress, Raskin is ready to function the highest Democrat on the Home Oversight panel. In that capability, he’ll butt heads with Republicans, who’re anticipated to launch a lot of contentious probes, together with an inquiry into the enterprise dealings of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son.

Within the Wednesday assertion, Raskin mentioned he anticipated to proceed working, however that he had been suggested by docs to reduce pointless publicity to contagious viruses together with COVID-19 through the therapy interval.