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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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
What Trump Meant By ‘Make Your Voices Heard’  —  Convincing people they need to prevent a coup when no such coup exists is a recipe for violence.  —  1 hr ago  —  The president of the United States incited a mob.  It was a disgraceful, inexcusable, impeachable act.
Discussion: KDFX-TV
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.
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.
Gustaf Kilander / The Independent:
Six Republican lawmakers among rioters as police release photos of wanted  —  Suspects include Holocaust deniers, White supremacists, and conspiracy theorists  —  At least six Republican state legislators took part in events surrounding the storming of the US Capitol.
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Justice Department warns of national security fallout from Capitol Hill insurrection
Jamie Dupree / Regular Order:
House Democrats press Pelosi for Trump impeachment
Discussion: RedState, Slate, The Week and DNyuz
New York Times:
A Capitol Police officer who was seriously injured Wednesday remains on life support.
Discussion: Townhall, CBS Baltimore and The Hill
CNN:
House Democrats eye quick impeachment vote if Pence rebuffs attempt to remove Trump from office
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence is said to oppose invoking 25th Amendment to strip Trump of his duties.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Agrees to Orderly Transfer of Power to Biden After Capitol Riots
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 …
Discussion: Vanity Fair
New York Times:
Simon & Schuster Cancels Plans for Senator Hawley's Book
Tony Messenger / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Danforth calls his support of Hawley the ‘worst mistake’ of his life
Associated Press:
‘Great damage’: Republicans recoil from Missouri Sen. Hawley
Discussion: Axios
Tom Abrahams / ABC13:
Sen. Ted Cruz tells why he still opposed Biden's electoral win in ABC13 exclusive
Discussion: NBC News
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.
Discussion: NewsNation Now, Raw Story and Axios
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs  —  They have been snubbed by potential employers, told they would be a “liability” and in one instance were even compared to the “Hitler Youth.”  —  This is the job market many experienced national security officials …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Randall Eliason / Washington Post:
Trump should be criminally investigated
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Haley criticizes Trump over Capitol riot, election claims in RNC speech  —  Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley sharply criticized President Donald Trump over the Capitol riot and his behavior since the election, telling Republican National Committee members in a closed-door speech Thursday evening …
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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.
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Sidney Powell Sued by Dominion Voting Over Election-Fraud Claims  —  Former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell was sued for defamation by the voting-machine company she repeatedly placed at the center of a vast and unfounded election conspiracy that she claimed switched votes to favor President-elect Joe Biden.
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.
Discussion: Business Insider and emptywheel
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republican senators now regret not doing more to contain Trump  —  Republican senators say they feel a sense of growing regret over not standing up to President Trump sooner — a day after a violent mob ransacked the Capitol building in one of the darkest and most humiliating days in U.S. history.
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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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin Gleeful After Trumpsters' Violent Insurrection
Discussion: Raw Story and TASS
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Erases His Legacy
Alan Dershowitz / The Hill:
Our Constitution passed a difficult stress test
Kara Swisher / New York Magazine:
It's Time for Social-Media Platforms to Permanently Ban Trump
Discussion: Japan Times and Mother Jones
Tom Cotton / Wall Street Journal:
Insurrection Demands Forceful Response
Emri Moore / Post Register:
Boise man who stormed U.S. Capitol building: ‘I got caught up in the moment’
Discussion: Fox News and Law & Crime
Charlie De Mar / CBS Chicago:
Brad Rukstales Of Inverness, Arrested At U.S. Capitol Riot, Apologizes And Expresses Embarrassment
Discussion: CBS News
 Earlier Items: 
Eddie Burkhalter / Alabama Political Reporter:
Alabama AG leads nonprofit that helped organize march at Capitol
Discussion: Louisiana Illuminator
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
Discussion: NBC Los Angeles
National Review:
Mitch McConnell's Finest Hour
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice
William Turton / Bloomberg:
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Trump Fur-Ever: Costumed Capitol Rioter Is Son Of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge
 

 
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