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Trump's Tweet Attacking Pence Came Right After Learning His VP's Life Was In Danger — A statement from Sen. Tommy Tuberville shows Trump turned his mob against Pence minutes after hearing his vice president had to be hustled from the Senate. — WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump posted …
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The Hill, Washington Post, IJR, The Week, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Tuberville says he informed Trump of Pence's evacuation before rioters reached Senate — Sen. Tommy Tuberville revealed late Wednesday that he spoke to Donald Trump on Jan. 6, just as a violent mob closed in on the the Senate, and informed the then-president directly that Vice President Mike Pence …
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Impeachment Evidence — He might be acquitted, but he won't live down his disgraceful conduct. — By The Editorial Board — Whether a former President ought to be subject to an impeachment trial is a matter of constitutional debate. Whether it's prudent, if acquittal appears likely, is a related question.
Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
Damning Evidence in Impeachment Trial Clarifies Trump's Guilt — Video and audio bring back the horror of Jan. 6 as impeachment managers show how the former president expected the violence. — Today we saw the first evidence presented in the second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump.
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The Week, CNN, Crooks and Liars, BuzzFeed News and Raw Story
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
What Sen. Mike Lee told me about Trump's call the day of the Capitol riot — The call became a controversial part of the impeachment trial on Wednesday. — (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, arrive ahead of the second impeachment trial …
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HotAir, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, Deseret News, Breitbart, Townhall and Mediaite
Politico:
Tuberville comments help fuel House case against Trump
Tuberville comments help fuel House case against Trump
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Washington Post, New York Magazine, JONATHAN TURLEY and Mother Jones
Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
The Entire Republican Party Is on Trial
The Entire Republican Party Is on Trial
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Talking Points Memo, The Nation and Washington Post
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Sen. Rick Scott after viewing brutal new videos: ‘This is a complete waste of time’
Sen. Rick Scott after viewing brutal new videos: ‘This is a complete waste of time’
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The Carpentariat, HuffPost, Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA, New Republic, Mediaite, Raw Story and The Intellectualist
Tim Reid / Reuters:
Exclusive: Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party — (Reuters) - Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Justice Department says an Oath Keepers leader waited for Trump's direction before Capitol attack — The extremist Oath Keepers who planned attack on Capitol — (CNN)The Justice Department is now making clear that a leader among the Oath Keepers paramilitary group …
Tom Gjelten / NPR:
A ‘Scary’ Survey Finding: 4 In 10 Republicans Say Political Violence May Be Necessary — Toggle more options — The mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol may have been a fringe group of extremists, but politically motivated violence has the support of a significant share of the U.S. public …
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Slate and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
Survey: More than a quarter of white evangelicals believe core QAnon conspiracy theory — Flip — (RNS) — A new survey reports more than a quarter of white evangelical Protestants believe a QAnon conspiracy theory that purports former President Donald Trump is secretly battling a cabal …
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Political Wire
Benjamin Parker / The Bulwark:
GOP Senators Support the ‘January Exception’ — By voting to halt the impeachment trial, 44 Republicans showed they believe misdeeds in a president's last weeks in office are unpunishable. — In their presentation on Tuesday, the House impeachment managers introduced the concept of the “January exception.”
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Not My Party: Guilty, Guilty — Not My Party is back with a new episode on Trump's second impeachment trial.
Not My Party: Guilty, Guilty — Not My Party is back with a new episode on Trump's second impeachment trial.
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CNN, Fox News, New York Post, The American Independent, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Townhall, Washington Times, NewsHounds blog, Instapundit and New York Sun
John McCormack / National Review:
Cruz: Actually, It Is Constitutional to Impeach and Convict a Former President
Cruz: Actually, It Is Constitutional to Impeach and Convict a Former President
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Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Politico, Raw Story, Political Flare, Reason, Townhall, Power Line, HuffPost, The Sun and Breitbart
Associated Press:
How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks — WASHINGTON (AP) — Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high. — Led by several prominent former Republican consultants, its slickly produced ads attacking President Donald Trump made it perhaps the best known of the so-called Never Trump organizations.
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Asbury Park Press:
Springsteen blew 0.02 - quarter of legal limit, source says — Kathleen Hopkins Ken SerranoAsbury Park Press — New Jersey rock icon Bruce Springsteen's blood-alcohol content was .02 - just a quarter of New Jersey's legal limit - when he was arrested on Sandy Hook in November and charged …
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New York Post, Vanity Fair, The Gateway Pundit and Variety
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TMZ.com:
Bruce Springsteen Busted for DWI in New Jersey in November
Bruce Springsteen Busted for DWI in New Jersey in November
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Dan Barry / New York Times:
Houston Doctor Fired for Giving Away Doses of Covid Vaccine — Ten doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would expire within hours, so a Houston doctor gave it to people with medical conditions, including his wife. What followed was “the lowest moment in my life,” Dr. Hasan Gokal said.
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National Review, The Guardian and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Joseph Knoop / IGN:
The Mandalorian Actress Gina Carano Fired by Lucasfilm — The actress' recent comments sparked backlash on social media. — Actress Gina Carano, known for playing former Rebel Alliance soldier Cara Dune on Disney's the Mandalorian, has been fired from the show, according to io9.
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Big League Politics, io9, Paste and NOQ Report
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Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
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Alexander Nazaryan / The Atlantic:
I Was an Enemy of the People — Thrilling, without a single boring day: That's how I'd describe my four years as an enemy of the people, a lanyard-wearing member of the “Lügenpresse,” a term some Donald Trump supporters borrowed from the Nazis to refer to insufficiently flattering coverage …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Goes Full Conspiracy Theorist, Ties Insurrection to George Floyd's Death — Claiming George Floyd's death was an “utter lie” and “carefully concocted myth,” Carlson wondered aloud why liberals and Democrats wouldn't also lie about the Capitol riots.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Media Matters for America:
Once again, Tucker Carlson is lying about why George Floyd died
Once again, Tucker Carlson is lying about why George Floyd died
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Crooks and Liars, Sports Illustrated and The Wrap
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Can We Put Fox News on Trial With Trump?
Can We Put Fox News on Trial With Trump?
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Kevin Drum, Twitchy, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Thread Man — Seth Abramson's viral meta-journalism unreality — For four years, America has been ruled by the tyranny of tweets, and the news media has been tangled in threads. Twitter threads are a way for journalists to gather information and to promote their work …
Nicholas Reimann / Forbes:
Georgia Sen. Warnock Under Investigation For Voter Registration Misconduct — The Georgia State Election Board voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with an investigation of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) for his role serving as board chairman of a voter registration organization founded …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Biden terminates Trump emergency order used to construct border wall — President Biden has rescinded the emergency order used by former President Trump to justify construction of the border wall, the White House announced Thursday. — “I have determined that the declaration of a national emergency …
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Vladimir Kara-Murza Tailed by Members of FSB Squad Prior to Suspected Poisonings — In a December 2020 investigation, we disclosed the existence of a clandestine unit within the FSB's Criminalistics Institute, members of which - having medical and chemical weapons training …
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Bloomberg, The Daily Beast and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Reckless Rhetoric Is A Reckless Standard For An Impeachment Trial — Below is my column in the Hill on how the second Trump impeachment could become a trial over reckless rhetoric in America. The House managers may be playing into that very danger by selecting some managers who have been criticized …
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John Nichols / The Nation:
Jamie Raskin's Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History
Jamie Raskin's Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History
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Washington Post:
Now out of office, Trump may have to face tax questions — However his impeachment trial ends, Trump faces an IRS decision on a massive refund and may no longer be able to conceal his tax returns — Once his impeachment trial concludes and former president Donald Trump returns to his business …
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Raw Story
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump's defense team expected to finish its arguments in one day — Conway on Trump's lawyers: This is the best he can do? — Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's defense team expects to finish its arguments in the Senate's impeachment trial by Friday night, two sources tell CNN.
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Jennifer Jett / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is barred from Instagram over false coronavirus claims. — Instagram took down the account of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the political scion and prominent anti-vaccine activist, on Wednesday over false information related to the coronavirus.
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
An Ohio special election highlights the Democratic divide … As Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) awaits confirmation to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the race to claim her soon-to-be-vacated seat in Congress is intensifying by the day. No fewer than five candidates have lined …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
There Is No Defense—Only Complicity — To understand what was at issue in the impeachment proceedings today, it helps to look at a video released yesterday by Senator Marco Rubio. — Few Republican officials have more reason to hate former President Donald Trump than the defeated rival Trump so memorably nicknamed “Liddle Marco.”
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Man Purchased Lamborghini After Receiving $3.9 Million in PPP Loans — A Florida man pleaded guilty today for fraudulently obtaining approximately $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and using those funds, in part, to purchase a $318,000 Lamborghini sports car for himself.
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The Hill and The Daily Caller