memeorandum: For the sake of national unity, unlock Trump's social media accounts (Tom Rogan/Washington Examiner)

3:50 PM ET, January 7, 2021

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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 …

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 …

Discussion: HuffPost, Fox News, New York Post, The Sun, Breitbart, Occupy Democrats, TheBlaze, CANNONFIRE, The Hill and Raw Story

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 …

Discussion: The Sun

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

Aides weigh resignations, removal options as Trump rages against perceived betrayals — President Trump was decamped in the White House residence Wednesday night, raging about his perceived betrayals, as an array of top aides weighed resigning and some senior administration officials began conversations …

Jim Acosta / CNN:

Trump pressured Pence to engineer a coup, then put the VP in danger, source says — (CNN)President Donald Trump and top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were inside the US Capitol when Trump-backed rioters stormed …

Discussion: Raw Story, RedState, KNSD-TV, The Intellectualist and KDFX-TV

Politico:

‘He screwed the country’: Trump loyalty disintegrates — It was, for many of President Donald Trump's own allies, the final straw. — What began as a rally intended to support Trump became a permanent and irreversible stain on his presidency Wednesday afternoon, as fans of the outgoing president stormed …

Discussion: USA Today, The Week, HotAir, Bloomberg, New York Times, Townhall and Trending Politics

The Daily Beast:

Trump Whines to Advisers: Why Can't I Tweet?! — Once again, the president focused on what really mattered—Twitter and Facebook locking him out of his accounts. … Four people were dead. The Capitol was in shambles. Several members of his team had resigned. His allies were fast abandoning him.

Discussion: CNBC, The Guardian, The American Independent and DNyuz

Axios:
An isolated Trump bans Pence chief of staff from White House as other aides resign

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Vox

Jordain Carney / The Hill: Graham: Trump's legacy ‘tarnished,’ but not supportive yet of 25th Amendment

Bloomberg:
Graham Says Trump's Actions Were ‘The Problem’: Congress Update

Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, IJR, The Moderate Voice, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, The Wrap and UPI

Associated Press:
The Latest: Mulvaney says he's quitting after Capitol riot

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Politico:
Pelosi calls for Trump's immediate ouster after deadly riots

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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Facebook blocks Trump from platform indefinitely after Capitol riot response

Discussion: CNBC, The Daily Beast, Axios, The Federalist, BuzzFeed News, USA Today, Washington Examiner, TechCrunch, Raw Story, abc7NY and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »

Talia Kaplan / Fox News:
Rep. Waltz slams hypocrisy of pro-police Trump supporters going after Capitol Hill cops

Discussion: New Republic, Politico, National Review and Associated Press

Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“They're Being Told to Stay Away From Trump”: After a Day of Violence and 25th Amendment Chatter, Trump's Allies Are Jumping Ship

Discussion: Washington Post, Fortune, POLITICUSUSA, Defector, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Daily Beast

Axios:
GOP considers drastic options against Trump including 25th Amendment

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Cotton calls out Senate Republicans for misleading supporters about election results

Discussion: Washington Post, Mock Paper Scissors, The Week and The Daily Caller

Orion Rummler / Axios:
Barr condemns Trump: “Orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable”

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Washington Examiner, IJR and National Review

Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
Inflammatory Trump tweets on day of Capitol breach were final straw for loyal White House staffers

Discussion: Politico, NPR and Raw Story

United States Capitol Police:

Statement of Steven Sund, Chief of Police, Regarding the Events of January 6, 2021 — United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers and our law enforcement partners responded valiantly when faced with thousands of individuals involved in violent riotous actions as they stormed the United States Capitol Building.

Discussion: Politico, CBS News, BuzzFeed News, CNN, Roll Call, Vox, KVIA-TV, WRIC-TV, New York Post, Forbes, National Review, Talking Points Memo, DNyuz, The Daily Caller, USA Today and Associated Press

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Democrats are drafting new impeachment articles. Inaction is increasingly untenable. — Some Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are circulating drafts of new articles of impeachment directed at President Trump for his role in inciting the violent mob assault on the Capitol, a Democratic aide tells me.

Discussion: CNN, POLITICUSUSA, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, Washington Monthly, Metro.co.uk, Raw Story, The Constitutionalist and Crooks and Liars

Jon Swaine / Washington Post:

Man who posed at Pelosi desk said in Facebook post that he is prepared for violent death — Last Saturday, Richard Barnett of Gravette, Ark., criticized Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a Facebook post for using the description “white nationalist” as a “derogatory term.” — “I am white.

Discussion: Business Insider, CNN, 5newsonline.com, The Guardian, Daily Kos, Fox News, Raw Story, The Sun, The Daily Caller and Mediaite

Politico:

Pelosi calls for Capitol Police chief to resign after deadly riots — UPDATE: — Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for the resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund and said that House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving will be resigning after the massive security breach of the Capitol on Wednesday by pro-Trump rioters.

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, Axios, Associated Press, Mic, Washington Monthly and Forbes

Washington Post:
Live updates: Pelosi, Schumer call for Trump's removal; Transportation Secretary Chao to resign

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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Pelosi Says House May Seek Impeachment if Cabinet Doesn't Act

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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
He looted Speaker Pelosi's office, and then bragged about it.

Discussion: Axios, NBC News, Missouri Independent, The Atlantic, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller

Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Capitol rioters could face up to 10 years in prison under Trump monument executive order

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner, WHTM-TV and Townhall

Washington Post:

Woman fatally shot as pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol identified as Air Force veteran — When a group of pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol and smashed windows on Wednesday, a woman jumped onto a pane and started through. — Seconds later, a gunshot rang out and the woman …

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KUSI-TV:
KUSI News confirms identity of woman shot and killed inside US Capitol

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Big League Politics, The Intercept, The Sun, DNyuz, National File, Law & Crime, The Daily Caller, NPR, The Guardian, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Post, THE CITY, Townhall and Conservative News Today

New York Times:
Capitol Breach Draws Sharp Condemnation of Law Enforcement

Discussion: ProPublica, NPR, Politico, The Debrief, Washington Post, Gothamist and Talking Points Memo

New York Times:
A woman who was shot inside the Capitol is identified as an Air Force veteran.

Discussion: New York Post

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.

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Politico and New York Post

Washington Examiner:
What we saw and heard on the ground during Capitol siege

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Fox News: Capitol Hill violence: Explosives found at RNC, DNC ‘the real deal,’ sources say

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

Discussion: The Hill, MSNBC, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, Snopes.com, The Wrap, Mashable, San Francisco Chronicle and The Sun, more at Mediagazer »

Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Facial recognition firm claims Antifa infiltrated Trump protesters who stormed Capitol

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Steve Hayes / The Dispatch:

Giuliani to Senator: ‘Try to Just Slow it Down’ — The president's lawyer tries to block the count of the Electoral College votes. — Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer and top adviser to President Donald Trump, is calling Republican lawmakers urging them to delay the electoral vote count by at least …

Discussion: TheGrio, Raw Story, CNN, Occupy Democrats and Mock Paper Scissors

Marina Pitofsky / The Hill: Giuliani calls wrong senator in last-ditch effort to delay certification of Biden's win

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: WHTM-TV

George Will / Washington Post:
Trump, Hawley and Cruz will each wear the scarlet ‘S’ of a seditionist

Discussion: Techdirt and Raw Story

Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:

For the sake of national unity, unlock Trump's social media accounts — As private companies, Facebook and Twitter have the right to restrict President Trump from their platforms. Still, from the perspective of national interests, it is a mistake for them to do so.

Discussion: Axios, New York Times, Wired, Business Insider, Associated Press, Reuters, DNyuz, IJR and The Daily Dot, more at Techmeme »

Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Twitter set to restore Trump's account after blocking him for fomenting Capitol riot

Discussion: The Federalist, Polygon, NBC News, The Root, Mic, The Intellectualist and DNyuz

New York Times:

Which Members of Congress Objected to Certifying Biden's Victory? — When a mob of President Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday, they forced an emergency recess in the Congressional proceedings to officially certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Discussion: YouGov, HuffPost, CBS News, Slate, Media Matters for America, Gothamist and POLITICUSUSA, more at Mediagazer »

Politico:

Biden chooses Boston Mayor Walsh as Labor secretary — President-elect Joe Biden has picked Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a former top union leader, to serve as his Labor secretary, according to four sources, ending a selection process that split the labor movement and stoked diversity concerns among Democrats.

Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill, Axios, CNN, Washington Examiner, NPR and The Daily Caller

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 …

Discussion: Defense One, Techdirt, RedState, Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors

Hannah Sampson / Washington Post:

Flight attendant union says Capitol rioters should be banned from flights home — The head of a union representing flight attendants from 17 airlines said the people who were part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday should be banned from getting back on planes and flying home.