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4:20 PM ET, January 10, 2021

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Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Defiant Final Week as Many Democrats Urge His Ouster  — President doesn't think Pence, cabinet will act to remove him  — Trump likely to fight Big Tech, visit border before departure  —  Banned from social media and abandoned by some staff after inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol …
Discussion: Boston Herald and Daily Kos
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump allies warn him not to run in 2024  —  After he lost his reelection bid in November, Donald Trump immediately told allies he planned to run for president again in 2024, preparing to announce as soon as Inauguration Day.  —  He began backing off the idea after learning that running …
CBS Pittsburgh:
Congressman Conor Lamb Says He Supports Impeaching President Donald Trump
Devan Cole / CNN:
Clyburn: House may wait until after Biden's first 100 days to send impeachment articles to Senate  —  Clyburn: This is the problem with attempting impeachment  —  Washington (CNN)House Majority Whip James Clyburn on Sunday said House Democrats might wait until after President-elect Joe Biden's …
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Allison Klein / Washington Post:
Capitol Police Chief Sund has stepped down, leaving earlier than expected
Discussion: New York Post
Wall Street Journal:   In Capitol Riot, Communications Between Agencies Hampered Forceful Response
Washington Post:
Clyburn says House Democrats will vote this week to impeach Trump but may wait to send articles to Senate
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Times
Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online:
PGA will strip Trump Bedminster of 2022 PGA Championship, insider says  —  The PGA of America will strip Donald Trump of the 2022 PGA Championship, which is scheduled to be held at Trump National Bedminster golf club in New Jersey.  —  In a blistering column that says the golf world must sever …
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
After Capitol siege, majority of Americans say Trump should be removed from office before term ends: POLL  —  Trump has just 10 days left in office.  —  Pressure builds on Trump as calls to resign grow louder  —  Many are demanding the president either resign or be removed from office in the wake of the U.S. Capitol siege.
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Adia Robinson / ABC News:
Trump should resign or be removed by 25th Amendment: Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside the GOP's week from hell  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Good Sunday morning.  I'm Eliana Johnson, your guest Playbook host and the editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon, where I spend a lot of my time with conservatives, Republicans and MAGA-heads.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
As Trump leaves office weakened, Republicans wonder if his wounds are fatal  —  Whether President Trump is forced from office or serves out the remaining days of his term, he is now destined to slink out of the White House considerably diminished from the strapping, fearsome force …
Discussion: Business Insider
Peter Meijer / Detroit News:
Rep. Meijer: I experienced the heinous assault on Capitol; now, time to face reality  —  On Wednesday afternoon in the House Chamber, I assured a colleague we were in the most secure possible place as we unpacked gas masks.  —  Tear gas had been deployed after violent protestors stormed the rotunda …
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Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
The Capitol Hill insurrection reveals veterans are at war against themselves … The Capitol Hill riots have laid bare the civil war raging within the veterans community.  —  When a pro-Trump mob assaulted Congress to prevent President-elect Joe Biden from being certified as the next commander in chief …
Washington Examiner:
Biden's toxic racial remarks show he is still not prepared to be president
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and The College Fix
United States Capitol Police:
Off-duty Death of USCP Officer Howard Liebengood  —  The United States Capitol Police is deeply saddened by the off-duty death on January 9, 2021, of Officer Howard Liebengood, age 51.  He was assigned to the Senate Division, and has been with the Department since April 2005.
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Possible virus exposure for lawmakers sheltering during riot
Discussion: FOX 5 San Diego and Reuters
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Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg:
Marriott Suspends Donations to Senators Who Opposed Vote Result
Discussion: Blue Virginia and Political Wire
John Nichols / The Nation:
Democrats Unify on Impeachment as They Explore Urgent Strategies to Nullify Trump  —  176 House members sign on for impeachment, as plans develop to strengthen the 25th Amendment and forever bar Trump from public office.  —  As demands for the impeachment of Donald Trump grew in intensity Saturday …
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CNN:
Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Police departments across the U.S. open probes into whether their own members took part in the Capitol riot  —  Police officers and at least one police chief from departments across the United States are facing termination, suspension or other discipline for their proximity to or alleged involvement …
Discussion: NBC News
Ed Whelan / National Review:
Trump's Capitol Atrocity  —  I generally try to confine my Bench Memos posts to judicial topics, but in light of the severe gravity of the Capitol attack I think it important to make an exception here and to restate positions that I have vigorously stated on Twitter.  Briefly put:
Eileen AJ Connelly / New York Post:
Iowa man seen chasing cop in Capitol riot video arrested … A 41-year-old Iowa man was arrested Saturday on charges he was part of Trump-supporting mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday.  —  Doug Jensen of Des Moines appears to be the man who was at the front of a crowd …
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Scott Carpenter / KCCI-TV:
Des Moines man seen rioting at US Capitol booked into Polk County Jail
Discussion: CONAN Daily
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
Worst Revolution Ever  —  Here they were, a coalition of the willing: deadbeat dads, YouPorn enthusiasts, slow students, and MMA fans.  They had heard the rebel yell, packed up their Confederate flags and Trump banners, and GPS-ed their way to Washington.  After a few wrong turns …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Democrats: The Time to Act Is Now.  —  Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;  —  The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere  —  The best lack all conviction, while the worst  —  Are full of passionate intensity.  —W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming
Discussion: Forbes
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
On Behalf of the U.S. Army: Statement on the National Guard Response in the District of Columbia From the Secretary of the Army  —  “During a rapidly evolving situation Wednesday, Jan. 6, the Department of Defense fielded multiple calls from elected officials requesting and offering assistance …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Capitol insurrection should spark end to America's warped, white supremacist way of policing  —  The Army rapidly erected a 7-foot, “non-scalable” fence around the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday morning.  It was less than 24 hours after a large throng of pro-Donald Trump insurrectionists …
GoDanRiver.com:
OUR VIEW: Please submit your resignation, Rep. Good  —  “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely …
Discussion: Associated Press and Decatur Daily
 
 
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Kat Lonsdorf / NPR:
Recalling Nazis From His Childhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger Decries The Capitol Assault
Martin Kaste / NPR:
D.C.'s Acting U.S. Attorney Calls Scope Of Capitol Investigation ‘Unprecedented’
Discussion: New York Times
Michael Wines / New York Times:
The 51st State? Washington Revisits an Uphill Cause With New Fervor
CBS News:
Transcript: Senator Roy Blunt on “Face the Nation,” January 10, 2021
Discussion: HuffPost and Missouri Independent
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Gottlieb says vaccine strategy “not working” and U.S. needs “to hit the reset” button
Discussion: CNBC and The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Sen. Toomey: Trump has ‘descended into a level of madness’
Discussion: Political Wire
Publishers Weekly:
The Triumph of Nancy Reagan
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
About “Election Integrity”  —  The anti-anti-coup Trumpers have a new talking point.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
An early Republican Trump critic feels vindicated
Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
FBI releases new wanted poster of 10 more MAGA mob rioters they're hunting following the arrests of more than 80 others …
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Reuters:
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