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9:40 PM ET, January 7, 2021

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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.
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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.
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 …
CNN:
House Democrats eye quick impeachment vote if Pence rebuffs attempt to remove Trump from office  —  Trump Cabinet secy resigns; discussion of 25th amendment happening  —  (CNN)Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are considering a lightning-quick impeachment process if Vice President Mike Pence …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Agrees to Orderly Transfer of Power to Biden After Capitol Riots  —  Congress ratified the president-elect's victory in an overnight joint session, with lawmakers from both parties condemning president's rhetoric  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump agreed to an orderly transition of power …
Politico:
Pence expected to attend Biden's inauguration
Erin Tiernan / Boston Herald:
Charlie Baker says Trump should ‘step down’
Discussion: The Hill and The Boston Globe
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Biden quiet on 25th Amendment calls; tells Pence, Cabinet, Congress to ‘act as they see fit’
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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Politico:
Top Capitol security officials sacked after deadly riot  —  Three top security officials in Congress lost their jobs Thursday 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 …
United States Capitol Police:
Statement of Steven Sund, Chief of Police, Regarding the Events of January 6, 2021
Kriston Capps / Bloomberg:
The Double Standard for Policing Capitol Rioters and BLM Protesters
Associated Press:
The Latest: Schumer urges Cabinet to oust Trump
Kylie Atwood / CNN:
State Department political appointee fired by White House after tweeting Trump was unfit for office
Discussion: Washington Examiner and TheGrio
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.
Associated Press:
‘Great damage’: Republicans recoil from Missouri Sen. Hawley
Discussion: Politico
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Punish Josh Hawley with a primary defeat
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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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.
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.
Discussion: The Wrap
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Washington Post:
Pentagon put significant restrictions on D.C. Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests  —  The Pentagon placed significant restrictions on the D.C. Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests this week, putting the District's military force in a back-seat role ahead of events that resulted in an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
A Police Bulletin Instructs Officers to Look for Explosives
Discussion: CNN, BuzzFeed News and Washington Post
Jason McGahan / Los Angeles Magazine:   ‘An Absolutely Incredible Occurrence’: Rep. Maxine Waters Speaks Amid Today's Attack on the Capitol
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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Sara Fischer / Axios:
How right-wing media explained the pro-Trump siege of the Capitol  —  You can't understand America, 2021, without watching how right-wing media explained a mob storming the U.S. Capitol for the first time since the early 19th century.  —  The big picture: The right's favored media …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The pro-Trump media world peddled the lies that fueled the Capitol mob. Fox News led the way.
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George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Rules for Rioters: It Doesn't Matter What You Do, It's Who You Are When You're Doing It
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
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 …
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: Variety and Mediaite
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ABC News:
Trump mulling self-pardon, sources say
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice  —  The politicians who egged them on should also be made to pay a heavy price.  —  How do we deal with all that has happened?  —  We remember who we are.  We are a great nation and a strong one; we have, since our beginning, been a miracle in the political history of man.
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” …
Seán Mac an tSíthigh / RTÉ:
Praise for Kerryman's reporting on Washington violence  —  Iriseoir Fise  —  While the eyes of the world watched mayhem unfold in Washington last night, Kerryman Donie O'Sullivan became a social media sensation here as he reported live from the scene for CNN.
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
 
 
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Lizzy McLellan / LAW.com:
Fox Rothschild Partner Who Sat In On Trump's Call To Georgia Resigns From Firm
Rachael Levy / Wall Street Journal:
FBI, Homeland Security Intelligence Unit Didn't Issue a Risk Assessment for Pro-Trump Protests
U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler:
Chairman Nadler Statement in Support of Removal of President Trump
Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed News:
The Pro-Trump Activists Who Helped Plan The Insurrection Feel Betrayed By The President
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Graham rails against security failure at Capitol: Rioters ‘could have killed us all’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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