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6:35 PM ET, January 9, 2021

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Wall Street Journal:
White House Forced Georgia U.S. Attorney to Resign  —  Pressure for resignation was part of broader push by President Trump to overturn state's election results  —  White House officials pushed Atlanta's top federal prosecutor to resign before Georgia's U.S. Senate runoffs because President Trump …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
‘Find the fraud’: Trump pressured a Georgia elections investigator in a separate call legal experts say could amount to obstruction  —  President Trump urged Georgia's lead elections investigator to “find the fraud” in a lengthy December phone call, saying the official would be a “national hero …
Washington Post:
A mob insurrection stoked by false claims of election fraud and promises of violent restoration  —  The problem with devotion to a prophet of falsehoods is that reality eventually intrudes.  —  By mid-December, President Trump's fraudulent claims of a rigged election were failing in humiliating fashion.
Discussion: The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
Brad McElhinny / WV MetroNews:
Derrick Evans resigns W.Va. House after entering U.S. Capitol with mob  —  Derrick Evans, facing federal charges for entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob, has resigned from West Virginia's House of Delegates.  —  “I hereby resign as a member of the House of Delegates, effective immediately …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Three Men Charged in Connection with Events at U.S. Capitol  —  WASHINGTON - Three men were charged today in federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.  —  Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, of Arizona …
Your Side / WFLA-TV:
Tampa Bay man seen carrying lectern at U.S. Capitol riot arrested in Pinellas County  —  PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office inmate search shows that the man seen carrying a lectern through the U.S. Capitol during a riot Wednesday has been arrested.
WTRF-TV:
BREAKING: WV Delegate Derrick Evans announces resignation from House of Delegates  —  PRICHARD, W.Va. - Delegate Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, today announced his resignation from the West Virginia House of Delegates, effective immediately.  —  “The past few days have certainly been a difficult …
Discussion: DNyuz and Washington Post
Arizona Republic:
Jake Angeli, who wore fur hat and horns as mob raided U.S. Capitol, arrested and charged
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Hill and DNyuz
Houston Chronicle:
Resign, Senator Cruz.  Your lies cost lives.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is among a number of GOP lawmakers claiming without evidence that voter fraud was widespread during the November election.  (Eli Imadali/American-Statesman/TNS)  —  In Texas, we have our share of politicians …
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ExpressNews.com:
Impeachment for Trump; expulsion for enabler Cruz
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
Twitter warns of new violence to come, brewing again on social media, as reason for Trump ban  —  New research report, meanwhile, details planned events in Washington, Pittsburgh and every state capital  —  Twitter's extraordinary action against President Trump on Friday night was driven …
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Nancy Scola / Politico:
The war between Silicon Valley and Washington takes a new turn
Timothy Snyder / New York Times:
The American Abyss  —  A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next  —  When Donald Trump stood before his followers on Jan. 6 and urged them to march on the United States Capitol, he was doing what he had always done.
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan man faces terrorism charges over fake bomb call, threat to lawmaker  —  LANSING — A Michigan man faces terrorism and other felony charges after allegedly calling in a fake bomb threat to the state Capitol and separately threatening to kill a state representative.
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Washington Post:
Leaving Trump in office now will just encourage white nationalists
Discussion: USA Today
Washington Post:
After trial runs at statehouses last year, the far-right's violent tactics erupted at the Capitol
Discussion: Detroit Free Press
Emmanuel Felton / BuzzFeed News:
These Black Capitol Police Officers Describe Fighting Off “Racist Ass Terrorists”  —  The first glimpse of the deadly tragedy that was about to unfold came at 9 a.m. on the morning of the insurrection for one Black veteran of the US Capitol Police.  But it didn't come from his superiors …
Washington Post:
‘The storm is here’: Ashli Babbitt's journey from capital ‘guardian’ to invader  —  The politician she revered above all others had lost an election.  She'd struggled with crippling amounts of debt.  Her home state of California was locking down again because of a virus she believed was fiction.
Discussion: DNyuz and The Sun
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Chris Christie Has No Regrets  —  Throughout Donald Trump's Presidency, the former New Jersey governor Chris Christie has been an informal adviser to the White House.  His embrace of the Trump Administration has been complicated.  Christie led Trump's White House transition team but was removed shortly after Trump won the election.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump expected to fight with big tech during final days in office  —  Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump from platform  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is preparing to lean into his fight with Twitter and other social media platforms this week, a Trump adviser said …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senator: Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’  —  Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), who has played a leading role in opposing efforts to throw out the results of the 2020 election, on Saturday said President Trump has “committed impeachable offenses.”  —  “I do think the president committed …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pro-Trump dark money groups organized the rally that led to deadly Capitol Hill riot  — The rally, officially known as the “March to Save America,” was largely organized by a 501(c)(4) group known as Women for America First.  — Women for America First's Facebook pages show they were calling …
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Politico:
McCarthy and Scalise face internal dissension after Capitol riot  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise are facing backlash from their Republican colleagues for standing by President Donald Trump after he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol this week …
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Haley Talbot / NBC News:
Inside the House chamber as the Capitol was overrun by an angry mob … WASHINGTON — We always knew Wednesday, January 6th, was going to be wild.  Republicans in the House and Senate planned to object to the certification of the Electoral College vote, a process we anticipated would take more than twenty four non-stop hours.
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
‘It Was No Accident’ Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on surviving the siege.  —  On Wednesday, January 6, Pramila Jayapal, a Democratic congresswoman from Washington State, was sitting in the gallery above the House chamber, watching the proceedings to count the Electoral College vote and certify …
Washington Post:
Trump scrambles to find new social network after Twitter ban, as White House prepares to blast big tech  —  Twitter's decision to ban President Trump mere days before the end of his term sparked a fierce political backlash among his most fervent allies on Saturday, sending some of his supporters …
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
An Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate  —  As insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol this week, a few figures stood out.  One man, clad in a combat helmet, body armor, and other tactical gear, was among the group that made it to the inner reaches of the building.
New York Times:
‘Our President Wants Us Here’: The Mob That Stormed the Capitol  —  They came from around the country, with different affiliations — QAnon, Proud Boys, a few elected officials, many everyday Americans.  One allegiance united them.  —  It was the table setter for what would come …
Discussion: Raw Story, BuzzFeed News and Bloomberg
 
 
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats to vote on Impeachment II early next week
Discussion: Fox News and Talking Points Memo
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
White man who drove into Iowa protesters avoids prison after guilty plea
Discussion: Raw Story
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 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Decoding the extremist symbols and groups at the Capitol Hill insurrection
Randall Lane / Forbes:
A Truth Reckoning: Why We're Holding Those Who Lied For Trump Accountable
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Hey, Twitter, Are You Sure About This?
Discussion: HotAir and Althouse
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
A Palm Beach Proud Boy at the Putsch
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