Rep. Raskin: ‘Popular Protest Is Going to Become Very Important’ in Resisting Trump Agenda

MADDOW You were talking ░░░░░░░░ the civil service law ░░░░░░░░ lawsuits to try to ░░░░░░░░ civil servants being one ░░░░░░░░ the fronts on which ░░░░░░░░ opposition can proceed What ░░░░░░░░ you seeing as the ░░░░░░░░ potential fronts on which ░░░░░░░░ opposition can advance in ░░░░░░░░ short notice RASKIN Well ░░░░░░░░ Congress of course we ░░░░░░░░ going to be fighting ░░░░░░░░ in subcommittees and committees ░░░░░░░░ the floor in the ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate with ░░░░░░░░ at every turn But ░░░░░░░░ protest is going to ░░░░░░░░ very important here and ░░░░░░░░ s going to look ░░░░░░░░ different from the first ░░░░░░░░ Administration Everybody remembers you ░░░░░░░░ a million people gathering ░░░░░░░░ the Women s March ░░░░░░░░ I have no doubt ░░░░░░░░ could get at least ░░░░░░░░ many if not 5 ░░░░░░░░ But we also know ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has just ░░░░░░░░ 1500 Proud Boys Oath ░░░░░░░░ violent insurrectionists cop assaulters ░░░░░░░░ so we don t ░░░░░░░░ a huge protest like ░░░░░░░░ to become a magnet ░░░░░░░░ right wing provocateurs and ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump would love ░░░░░░░░ more than to send ░░░░░░░░ the police and to ░░░░░░░░ know stage some kind ░░░░░░░░ you know declare martial ░░░░░░░░ or something in a ░░░░░░░░ like that But I ░░░░░░░░ the decentralized local protests ░░░░░░░░ particular departments particular agencies ░░░░░░░░ particular towns and cities ░░░░░░░░ going to proliferate And ░░░░░░░░ gotta tell you it ░░░░░░░░ thrilling and exhilarating to ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of people show ░░░░░░░░ on just a couple ░░░░░░░░ notice that we were ░░░░░░░░ to have a press ░░░░░░░░ outside of AID today ░░░░░░░░ there s tremendous popular ░░░░░░░░ here and that s ░░░░░░░░ everybody a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and showing that we ░░░░░░░░ not afraid of these ░░░░░░░░ They might be attempting ░░░░░░░░ coup against America but ░░░░░░░░ re going to stop ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ use every means available ░░░░░░░░ us.”