memeorandum: CREW STATEMENT: TRUMP NOW VIOLATING CONSTITUTION (Jordan Libowitz/CREW)

5:35 PM ET, January 20, 2017

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An America First Energy Plan — Energy is an essential part of American life and a staple of the world economy. The Trump Administration is committed to energy policies that lower costs for hardworking Americans and maximize the use of American resources, freeing us from dependence on foreign oil.

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Standing Up For Our Law Enforcement Community — One of the fundamental rights of every American is to live in a safe community. A Trump Administration will empower our law enforcement officers to do their jobs and keep our streets free of crime and violence. The Trump Administration will be a law and order administration.

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Rebecca Leber / Mother Jones:

Donald Trump Just Replaced the White House Climate Website With...This — As Donald Trump was sworn in Friday, the White House website got a major makeover. One of the casualties in the reset: any mention of the need to fight climate change. — The original White House page dedicated …

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Washington Post:

White House website promotes Melania Trump's modeling and jewelry line … Visitors to the newly revamped White House website get more than a simple rundown of first lady Melania Trump's charitable works and interests — they also get a list of her magazine cover appearances and details on her jewelry line at QVC.

Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:

Trump's WhiteHouse.Gov Disappears Civil Rights, Climate Change, LGBT Rights — WhiteHouse.gov immediately wiped pages on LGBT rights, civil rights, climate change, and health care from its “issues” section after Donald Trump took the oath of office. — The page on climate change was replaced …

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The White House:
America First Foreign Policy

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Jason Koebler / Motherboard:
All References to Climate Change Have Been Deleted From the White House Website

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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW STATEMENT: TRUMP NOW VIOLATING CONSTITUTION

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Mrs. Karen Pence / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump

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Marc Morano / Climate Depot:
All References to ‘Climate Change’ Deleted From White House Website at Noon Today

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New York Times:
A Trump Administration, With Obama Staff Members Filling In the Gaps

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Politico:

Full text: 2017 Donald Trump inauguration speech — President Donald Trump's full inaugural address remarks. — Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world, thank you.

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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Key moments from Trump's inauguration speech

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Washington Post:
Donald Trump's inaugural address: Full text as prepared for delivery

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NPR:
President Trump's Inaugural Address, Annotated

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's full inauguration speech transcript, annotated

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Sarah Frostenson / Vox:

Photos: the crowd at Donald Trump's inauguration vs. Barack Obama's — President Donald Trump boasted his inauguration would have an “unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout.” — But aerial shots of the National Mall from President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration and today show that isn't likely.

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ABC News:
Obama Family Farewell Includes a Final Missive to Donald Trump

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Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones:
These Aerial Photos Show How Trump's Inauguration Crowd Compares With Obama's

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Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:

Trump just violated his oath to the Constitution — His first act as President. — On January 20th, 2017, President-elect Trump put his hand on two bibles—one a family bible, and one the same bible that President Lincoln was sworn in for his first term, and that President Obama used …

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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org launched immediately after Trump sworn in

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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
The campaign to impeach President Trump has begun

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ProPublica:

Trump Promised to Resign From His Companies — But There's No Record He's Done So — To transfer control of his companies, the president has to submit filings in Florida, Delaware and New York. We spoke to officials in each of those states. — At a news conference last week …

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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:

Ex-Bush speechwriter: Trump is worse than slave-holding presidents — A speechwriter for former President George W. Bush on Friday called President-elect Donald Trump — “the worst human being ever to enter the presidency” just hours before Trump's inauguration.

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David Frum / The Atlantic:
An Inaugural Celebration That Rings Hollow

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Alex Gangitano / Roll Call:

Lewandowski Stopped From Joining Trump at Inauguration — Ex-aide identifies himself as 'Mr. Trump's campaign manager' when stopped by police — New Yorkers Celebrated Inauguration With or Without Trump Word on the Hill: Inauguration Day Celebrating the Inauguration

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David Ferguson / Raw Story:

‘Jesus, Chris’: Rachel Maddow shocked when Chris Matthews suggests Trump might execute son-in-law — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Chris Matthews made a startling comparison during Friday morning's inaugural coverage. — Noting that Republican President-elect Donald Trump's son …

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Tony Romm / Politico:

Trump said to elevate Ajit Pai to FCC chairman — President Donald Trump will tap Ajit Pai as his pick to lead the FCC in the new administration, elevating the sitting GOP commissioner to the top spot overseeing the nation's communications industry, according to four industry sources familiar with decision.

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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:

President Donald J. Trump — Donald J. Trump is the 45th President of the United States. He believes the United States has incredible potential and will go on to exceed anything that it has achieved in the past. His campaign slogan was Make America Great Again, and that is exactly what he intends to do.

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Joe Light / Bloomberg:

Trump Administration Overturns Obama's FHA Mortgage-Fee Cut — Obama sought to reduce fees by a quarter percentage point — Loan program is popular among first-time home buyers — The Trump administration overturned a mortgage-fee cut under a government program that's popular with first-time home buyers and low-income borrowers.

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Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC:

Apple sues Qualcomm for roughly $1 billion over royalties — Apple is suing Qualcomm for roughly $1 billion, saying Qualcomm has been “charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with.” The suit follows the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Qualcomm earlier …

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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:

Poll: Trump approval rating hits new low hours before inauguration — Just over a third of Americans approve of President-elect Donald Trump — , according to a new poll released hours before his inauguration. — The survey from Fox News showed that 37 percent of Americans approve …

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