Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is facing mounting backlash after publishing a trove of private prison emails written by convicted human trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Attorney Leah Saffian, who represents Maxwell, blasted Raskin’s actions as “a gross abuse of power” after workers at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas were fired for leaking the correspondence. The emails were reportedly obtained without authorization and illegally passed to Raskin’s office before being released publicly. “The congressman is a ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, an attorney and law professor,” Saffian said Friday. “He must be...
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