Jamie Raskin and the Illusion of a Forced PardonPosted on February 13, 2025 Jamie Raskin, a self-proclaimed constitutional scholar, seems more familiar with the Soviet Constitution than America’s. Now, he claims he needs a lawyer to decide whether to accept a pardon—ignoring the fact that a pardon is granted, not chosen. As always, Democrats continue to trample precedent, rewriting the rules to fit their agenda.