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Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
SCOOP: Pence opposes 25th Amendment efforts to remove Trump following Capitol riot, VP advisors tell Insider … - Vice President Mike Pence is not supporting calls to remove President Trump from office via the 25th Amendment, two Pence advisors told Insider.  — “Not happening” said one of the Republicans close to Pence.
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CNBC:
'I can't stay here' — Mick Mulvaney resigns from Trump administration, expects others to follow  — President Donald Trump's former chief of staff and current special envoy to Northern Ireland said Thursday that he's resigning from his diplomatic post.  — Mick Mulvaney told CNBC …
New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Pardoning Himself  —  The discussions occurred in recent weeks, and it was not clear whether he has brought it up since he incited a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol.  —  President Trump has suggested to aides he wants to pardon himself in the final days …
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Final Days  —  The best outcome would be for him to resign to spare the U.S. another impeachment fight.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The lodestar of these columns is the U.S. Constitution.  The document is the durable foundation protecting liberty, and this week it showed its virtue again.
Discussion: Bloomberg, New York Post and KSNG-TV
Politico:
Top Dems sack Capitol security officials after deadly riot  —  Three top security officials in Congress were poised to lose their jobs over the embarrassing and deadly security breach of the Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters.  —  Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund will resign effective Jan. 16 …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Top Trump advisers discuss need to resist dangerous, unlawful orders  —  Some top remaining administration officials are preparing to resist any unlawful or dangerous orders in the closing days of Trump's presidency, senior administration officials with direct knowledge of the sensitive conversations tell Axios.
Discussion: Fox News, Politico and The Last Refuge
Politico:
Pence expected to attend Biden's inauguration  —  Vice President Mike Pence is expected to attend Joe Biden's presidential inauguration later this month after overseeing Wednesday's chaotic certification of the president-elect's Electoral College win.  —  Three sources close to Pence …
Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World:
Inhofe: “I've never seen Mike Pence as angry as he was today”  —  U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe has been in Congress 34 years and in politics more than 50.  As mayor of Tulsa, he once had garbage dumped on his lawn by angry residents.  —  But it's unlikely anything matched what he experienced Wednesday …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Aides weigh resignations, removal options as Trump rages against perceived betrayals
Erin Tiernan / Boston Herald:
Charlie Baker says Trump should ‘step down’
Discussion: The Hill and The Boston Globe
Bloomberg:
Mulvaney Says Resignations Show Trump's Weakened Grip on GOP
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Live updates: Pelosi, Schumer call for Trump's removal; Transportation Secretary Chao to resign
CNN:
US Capitol Police officer has died following pro-Trump riot  —  (CNN)A US Capitol Police officer has died from events stemming from Wednesday's riot at the Capitol, three sources confirm to CNN, in which a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building to stop the counting …
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United States Capitol Police:
Statement of Steven Sund, Chief of Police, Regarding the Events of January 6, 2021
Washington Post:   Pentagon put significant restrictions on D.C. Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests
Chip Mitchell / WBEZ Chicago:   Chicago Police Union President Defends Those Who Stormed The U.S. Capitol
Washington Examiner:
What we saw and heard on the ground during Capitol siege
Discussion: Fox News and Talking Points Memo
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Capitol rioters could face up to 10 years in prison under Trump monument executive order  —  Federal law enforcement officials are investigating and will bring charges against rioters  —  Capitol protests are ‘un-American’: Rep. Troy Nehls  —  Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen vowed …
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CNN:
House Democrats eye quick impeachment vote if Pence rebuffs attempt to remove Trump from office
Washington Post:
Live updates: Day after pro-Trump mob storms Capitol, curfew ends as FBI seeks help identifying rioters
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Woman fatally shot as pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol identified as Air Force veteran
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Georgia wins put Schumer in control of Senate, Democrats in charge of committee agenda
New York Times:
Simon & Schuster Cancels Plans for Senator Hawley's Book  —  The publisher faced calls to drop the Missouri Republican's upcoming book, “The Tyranny of Big Tech,” following criticism of his efforts to overturn the presidential election.  —  Simon & Schuster said on Thursday that it would cancel …
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Tony Messenger / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Danforth calls his support of Hawley the ‘worst mistake’ of his life … Former U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth saw a mob of rioters take over the Senate chamber where he had spent much of his professional life.  The dean of the Missouri Republican Party was a member of the Senate between 1976 and 1995.
Discussion: The Hill and Missouri Independent
Associated Press:
The Latest: Schumer urges Cabinet to oust Trump
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Punish Josh Hawley with a primary defeat
Discussion: Politico
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump's remarks before Capitol riot may be investigated, acting D.C. U.S. attorney says  —  The top federal prosecutor in Washington D.C. said Thursday that President Trump was not off limits in his investigation of the events surrounding Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying “all actors” …
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Janny Scott / New York Times:
Now It Can Be Told: How Neil Sheehan Got the Pentagon Papers  —  It was a story he had chosen not to tell — until 2015, when he sat for a four-hour interview, promised that this account would not be published while he was alive.  —  There was one story Neil Sheehan chose not to tell.
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Trump Fur-Ever: Costumed Capitol Rioter Is Son Of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge  —  The politically-connected son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge was among the band of Trump-supporting marauders who ransacked the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.  —  Dressed in fur pelts and a bullet proof vest …
Discussion: Reuters, Forbes, DNyuz, Fox News, The Wrap and Disrn
Bloomberg:
Trump Prepares Pardon List for Aides and Family, and Maybe Himself  — White House staff, family members may get preemptive pardons  — Legal power to pardon self isn't clear in Constitution  —  President Donald Trump has prepared a sweeping list of individuals he's hoping to pardon …
Discussion: Mediaite
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ABC News:
Trump mulling self-pardon, sources say
Discussion: Washington Examiner
William Turton / Bloomberg:
Project Veritas Leader Overheard on Amtrak Talking Strategy  — Maskless O'Keefe mulls firing staff who won't come to office  — Group known for undercover videos meant to embarrass targets  —  James O'Keefe is the face and chief executive officer of the activist organization known as Project Veritas.
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
A Facial Recognition Company Says That Viral Washington Times “Antifa” Story Is False  —  Matt Gaetz had cited the story in Congress as supposed evidence that antifa was involved in the Capitol assault.  But the company says it's “outright false.”  —  Copy
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump attorney ends four lawsuits challenging Georgia's election  —  President Donald Trump has ended his court challenges to try to reverse his loss to Joe Biden in Georgia.  —  An attorney for Trump filed notice in court Thursday that he is voluntarily dismissing four lawsuits making …
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Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Trump Campaign Drops All Georgia Election Challenges
Andrew McCormick / The Nation:
Madness on Capitol Hill  —  Part insurrection, part happy hour, Trump supporters lost their minds, and I watched a man urinate on the Capitol steps.  The nation, ashamed, was left to mourn.  —  It was 5pm when the explosions started, one after another, washing the crowd of Donald Trump supporters in plumes of tear gas.
 
 
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