Rep. Jerry Nadler has dropped out of the race for ranking member on the powerful House Judiciary Committee, according to a Dear Colleague letter sent Wednesday.
The decision comes after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) launched his bid to unseat Nadler as the panel’s top Democrat.
“As our country faces the return of Donald Trump, and the renewed threats to our democracy and our way of life that he represents, I am very confident that Jamie would ably lead the Judiciary Committee as we confront this growing danger,” Nadler wrote, endorsing Raskin as his replacement.
“Although I will not be Ranking Member, I will still be an active member of the Committee, and I am eager to work alongside its new leadership in the battle to protect our most vulnerable communities and our most precious democratic ideals,” the New York Democrat added.
