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12:21 AM ET, February 10, 2021

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Politico:
Trump was quite displeased with his impeachment defense team  —  For former President Donald Trump, the opening day of his second impeachment trial did not go as planned or to his liking.  —  Cocooned at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump watched as his defense attorneys responded …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Meandering Performance by Defense Lawyers Enrages Trump  —  The former president was particularly angry at Bruce L. Castor Jr., one of his lawyers, for acknowledging the effectiveness of the House Democrats' presentation.  —  On the first day of his second impeachment trial …
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
McConnell Signals to GOP Trump Impeachment Is a Conscience Vote  — Minority leader suggests he hasn't decided on Trump guilt  — Kentucky Republican voted to declare trial unconstitutional  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling to fellow Republicans that the final vote …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Bruce Castor: The Disaster Artist  —  Explaining what just happened.  And why.  —  Bruce Castor's opening statement in defense of former President Donald Trump was one of the worst presentations I have ever seen by a public speaker, in any context.  —  On style, he was akin to a checked-out …
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and HotAir
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
More Philly lawyers are on Trump's impeachment defense team and one sued the president last year  —  As Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial began Tuesday in Washington, his lawyer, former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor, had two other big-name Philadelphia attorneys backing him up.
Axios:
House managers look to shift public opinion during Trump impeachment trial  —  The made-through-TV impeachment presentation delivered by House managers presented a gripping narrative for the public but the rambling, legalistic rebuttal Donald Trump's attorneys presented won Tuesday with the pivotal Senate jurors.
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Bruce Castor Defends Trial Performance After GOP Criticism
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Divided Senate votes to proceed with impeachment trial of Trump
Steve Neavling / News & Views, Detroit Metro Times:
Sen. Shirkey baselessly claims U.S. Capitol riot was ‘staged’ by Trump haters, recording shows  — Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey.  —  Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey suggested the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a “hoax” perpetuated by opponents of former President Donald Trump.
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Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers say he was immediately ‘horrified’ by the Capitol attack. Here's what his allies and aides said really happened that day.
Politico:
Senate votes Trump trial is constitutional after emotional first day
CNN:
Two men cried in the Senate Tuesday.  One of them made a devastating case against Trump  —  Democrats begin impeachment trial with stunning riot video  —  Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) is a journalist based in New York and author of the book “OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind.”
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Why Jamie Raskin's Speech Resonated  —  The emotional high point of Donald Trump's second impeachment trial probably came in its first hours.  —  Closing out the opening presentation from the Democratic House managers, Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland offered a powerful speech …
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Trial of Former President Is Found Constitutional, With 6 G.O.P. Votes
C-SPAN.org:
User Clip: House impeachment managers' opening video
Discussion: Common Dreams and Insider
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
'I'm Not a Cat,' Says Lawyer Having Zoom Difficulties  —  The video was immediately shared widely and brought joy to many.  The lawyer, Rod Ponton, said he was happy people got a much-needed laugh.  —  It was a civil forfeiture case hearing like any other hearing, except for the lawyer cat.
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Matthew Gault / VICE:
‘I Am Not a Cat,’ Lawyer Using Zoom Cat Filter Tells Judge
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
In impeachment trial, a clarifying moment for the GOP  —  WASHINGTON — The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump offers a clarifying moment for the GOP.  —  As the trial began Tuesday, Republican senators remained deeply — though not evenly — divided over whether to convict the party's …
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional
Simon Shuster / TIME:
Exclusive: Ukraine Releases ‘Shock’ Call With Giuliani As Trump's Second Impeachment Trial Begins  —  “Let these investigations go forward,” Rudy Giuliani told the presidential headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine, his voice turning impatient.  “Get someone to investigate this.”
Discussion: The Intellectualist and Raw Story
Politico:
Trump hid his calls with Putin.  Now, Biden has access to them.  —  What was said between the two leaders is a great mystery, one that advisers to the current president say is imperative to find out.  —  Then-President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left …
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Ben Leonard / Politico:
Dominion says it hired private investigators in bid to reach pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell  —  Facing a more than $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting systems, former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell dodged the company's legal team for weeks, forcing Dominion to hire private investigators …
Discussion: Raw Story, Insider, Forbes, POLITICUSUSA and VICE
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New York Times:
Fox Files Motion to Dismiss Smartmatic's $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit
Scott Fontana / New York Post:
Mark Cuban's Mavericks won't play national anthem anymore  —  Haven't heard about any national anthem protests at Dallas Mavericks games?  There's a good reason for that: The team isn't and won't be playing it anymore.  —  Mark Cuban told The Athletic it was his decision to eliminate …
Dexter Thomas / VICE:
Is This Beverly Hills Cop Playing Sublime's ‘Santeria’ to Avoid Being Live-streamed?  —  Police officers in Beverly Hills have been playing music while being filmed, seemingly in an effort to trigger Instagram's copyright filters.  —  DT  —  Last Friday, a man entered the Beverly Hills police department …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
What happened with New York Times reporter Donald McNeil?  —  The Constitution protects people from being prosecuted twice for the same offense.  But those “double jeopardy” protections hold no sway in private workplaces like the New York Times, as now-former reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. discovered …
Dan Primack / Axios:
Colin Kaepernick forms a SPAC  —  Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Tuesday disclosed that he has formed a blank-check company that will seek to raise $250 million in an IPO.  —  Why it matters: Kaepernick hasn't played pro football since 2016, but has remained a cultural lightening rod …
Li Yuan / New York Times:
The Great Firewall Cracked, Briefly.  A People Shined Through.  —  China's censors finally blocked Clubhouse, but not before users were able to bypass the caricatures painted by government-controlled media and freely discuss their hopes and fears.  —  For years, the Chinese government …
Norimitsu Onishi / New York Times:
‘Woke’ American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say  —  Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French identity and the French republic.  —  PARIS — The threat is said to be existential.
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Frances Mulraney / Daily Mail:   ‘Out-of-control woke leftism and cancel culture’ from the U.S is a threat to FRANCE because it ‘attacks’ the nation's heritage and identity, French politicians and intellectuals say
WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Suspect In Custody After Multiple People Shot At Allina Health Clinic In Buffalo  —  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — A suspect is in custody and multiple people are injured following a shooting at an Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo Tuesday morning.  —  According to the Wright County Sheriff's Office …
New York Times:
John Fetterman, Senate Candidate, Revisits Gun Incident Involving Black Jogger  —  As a mayor in 2013, Mr. Fetterman, a Democrat, used a gun to stop Christopher Miyares, a Black man jogging nearby, after saying he heard gunshots.  The police found no weapons on Mr. Miyares and released him.
Discussion: Fox News and New York Post
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Biden administration plans to continue to seek extradition of WikiLeaks' Assange: official  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration plans to continue to seek to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the United Kingdom to the United States to face hacking conspiracy charges …
 
 
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