Retiring US Senator Cardin 'very concerned' about Trump and human rights
Source: Reuters
December 23, 2024 6:07 AM EST Updated 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Days before he retires as chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat Ben Cardin acknowledged worries about human rights being less of a U.S. priority during President-elect Donald Trump's second term.
"I don't want to prejudge, but I am very concerned that protecting human rights may not be as important as other objectives he's trying to get done," Cardin told Reuters in an interview, when asked about Trump, a Republican, who returns to the White House on Jan. 20.
Cardin, 81, is leaving Congress at the end of this month after nearly 60 years in public office, the last 18 as a U.S. senator from Maryland. Cardin became chairman of the foreign relations panel unexpectedly in September 2023, after he had announced his retirement, replacing fellow Democrat Bob Menendez, who faced felony bribery charges and was later convicted.
"I didn't expect that, and I was looking forward to my last two years for many different reasons," Cardin said. Cardin is best known as a human rights advocate, notably for co-authoring the Global Magnitsky Act, named for a lawyer who exposed corruption in Russia before dying in prison after being beaten and denied medical care.
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