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New York Times:
Capitol Attack Leads Democrats to Demand That Trump Leave Office — The White House was propelled deeper into crisis as officials resigned in protest and prominent Republicans broke with the president after he incited a mob that assaulted Congress. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's …
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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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Washington Post:
After inciting mob attack, Trump retreats in rage. Then, grudgingly, he admits his loss. — President Trump spent more than 24 hours after he instigated a mob to violently storm the Capitol trying to escape reality. — Cloistered in the White House, Trump raged uncontrollably about perceived acts of betrayal.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump staffers are worrying about their next job — As the U.S. Capitol was ransacked Wednesday, Trump administration officials watched in horror, fearful not only of the rioting their boss had inspired but of the residual damage that would fall on their careers.
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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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Kayla Tausche / CNBC:
Pompeo, Mnuchin among Cabinet secretaries who discussed 25th Amendment with staff, sources say — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were among the Cabinet secretaries who discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump, three sources told CNBC.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Top Trump advisers discuss need to resist dangerous, unlawful orders
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Wall Street Journal:
Under Pressure, Trump Condemns Violence at Capitol and Acknowledges Election Loss
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs
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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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New York Times:
The Capitol Hill Building Rioters Included White Supremacists and Conspiracy Theorists — The mob that rampaged the halls of Congress included infamous white supremacists and conspiracy theorists. — WASHINGTON — There were infamous white nationalists and noted conspiracy theorists …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Haley criticizes Trump over Capitol riot, election claims in RNC speech
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New York Times:
A Capitol Police officer who was seriously injured Wednesday remains on life support.
New York Times:
‘Senate Being Locked Down’: Inside a Harrowing Day at the Capitol
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Rudi Keller / Missouri Independent:
Major Josh Hawley donor calls for him to be censured by the U.S. Senate — David Humphreys called Hawley an ‘an anti-democracy populist’ who provoked the D.C. riots — A Joplin businessman who helped bankroll Sen. Josh Hawley's first campaign denounced him on Thursday as a “political opportunist” …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hawley should resign. Silent enablers must now publicly condemn Trumpism. — Reassuring as condemnations might be from the likes of Gov. Mike Parson, Sen. Roy Blunt and Rep. Ann Wagner, they are much too little and come way too late. These Republican leaders, all having shared a spot …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Coons calls on Cruz and Hawley to resign
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Tony Messenger / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Danforth calls his support of Hawley the ‘worst mistake’ of his life
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New York Times:
Simon & Schuster Cancels Plans for Senator Hawley's Book
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Tom Abrahams / ABC13:
Sen. Ted Cruz tells why he still opposed Biden's electoral win in ABC13 exclusive
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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.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
What went wrong with the protection of the U.S. Capitol — The storming of the U.S. Capitol offers a reminder that the most devastating attacks often aren't the ones that take us by surprise but those we see coming and don't take adequate steps to avoid. — Officials who planned …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Justice Department warns of national security fallout from Capitol Hill insurrection
Washington Post:
How the U.S. Capitol Police were overrun in a ‘monumental’ security failure
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Capitol Invaders Enjoyed the Privilege of Not Being Taken Seriously
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Katelyn Fossett / Politico:
‘I Stepped Down Because I Saw Where This Was Heading’ — Alyssa Farah resigned in early December as White House communications director, a position she landed after a series of roles working under some of the most conservative figures in national politics: Vice President Mike Pence …
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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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Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
How President Trump misdialed Utah Sen. Mike Lee while the Capitol was under siege — Utah congressmen recount the chaos in the Capitol — With a mob of election protesters laying siege to the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Mike Lee had just ended a prayer with some of his colleagues in the Senate chamber when his cellphone rang.
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Charlie De Mar / CBS Chicago:
Brad Rukstales Of Inverness, Arrested At U.S. Capitol Riot, Apologizes And Expresses Embarrassment — INVERNESS, Ill. (CBS) — Bradley Rukstales was deep in protest at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon - and then riots broke out, and he ended up getting arrested.
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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.
Emri Moore / Post Register:
Boise man who stormed U.S. Capitol building: ‘I got caught up in the moment’ — BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — A Boise man who stormed the U. S. Capitol building is speaking out about his actions. Photos from Wednesday's siege of the U. S. Capitol building appeared to show Josiah Colt climbing down the balcony onto the Senate floor.
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Ishena Robinson / Yahoo News:
'I'm Just Getting Cornered by 30, 40 People': A Trump Mob in Los Angeles Attacked a Black Woman on Same Day as U.S. Capitol Terror — Yesterday's wild storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump insurgents wasn't the only violence perpetrated by the president's followers that day.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Ron Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany should resign or be expelled for siding with Trump against our republic — It was one of Scott Fitzgerald's first votes in Congress — and he voted to give aid and comfort to an insurrection. — This is what putting Donald Trump ahead of democracy …
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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 …
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Alan Dershowitz / The Hill:
Our Constitution passed a difficult stress test — On Wednesday our Constitution was tested. For the first time in modern history, violent protesters breached the Capitol building and entered the chambers and the offices of members of Congress, endangering lives and destroying property.
Eddie Burkhalter / Alabama Political Reporter:
Alabama AG leads nonprofit that helped organize march at Capitol — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaking a COVID-19 press conference. (VIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE/HAL YEAGER) … NEWSLETTER — Your daily email briefing on all things Alabama politics. … PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
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Roger McNamee / Wired:
Platforms Must Pay for Their Role in the Insurrection — Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have spent years fomenting and enabling yesterday's violence at the Capitol. Policymakers need to do something about it. — PRESIDENT TRUMP AND his enablers in government and right-wing media …
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