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Politico:
Inside Democrats' witness fiasco — When Senate Democrats stepped onto the floor on Saturday morning, they had no idea the House impeachment managers were about to drop a political grenade in their laps. — But after a brief schism that threatened to throw Donald Trump's trial into chaos …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell reveals he will vote to acquit Trump — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told GOP colleagues in a letter that he will vote to acquit Donald Trump in the former president's impeachment trial, according to sources familiar with the communication.
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump decries ‘witch hunt’ impeachment after Senate fails to convict. — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday thanked his defense team and Republican lawmakers for voting against his conviction in an impeachment trial that he called “yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country.”
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
A Broken Party Acquitted Donald Trump In His Second Impeachment — The ex-president's boast he could get away with murder proved true. — Back in January 2016, before Donald Trump won his first presidential primary, before he secured his position atop the Republican Party and before he won …
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New York Times:
Most Bipartisan Support for Conviction in History — After days of calling out former President Donald J. Trump actions, House Democrats summed up their case by accusing him of impeachable inaction — his unwillingness to stop the mob that killed, maimed and clawed at the heart of American democracy in his name.
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National Review:
Acquittal, but Not Vindication — The impeachment trial is hurtling toward a conclusion, after brief drama over potentially calling witnesses. — Former President Trump is almost certain to get acquitted, but it won't be much of a vindication. — His conduct in the post-election period …
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Axios:
Historians say impact of expected Trump acquittal will be felt for years — It's not lost on historians that Donald Trump's impeachment trial acquittal will fall on Presidents' Day weekend, a holiday celebrating the examples set by America's first president, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln …
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The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump acquitted by minority of Senate on charge of inciting Jan. 6 riot at Capitol — The Senate voted Saturday to acquit Donald Trump of a charge of inciting the deadly attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, bringing the historic second impeachment trial of the former president to a close.
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CNN:
Pence's former chief of staff has been contacted about providing information in impeachment trial — 'That's a lie': Borger calls out Trump team's denial about Pence's safety — (CNN)Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, has been contacted about providing information …
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler:
Herrera Beutler Again Confirms Conversation with McCarthy Regarding January 6 U.S. Capitol Attack — f t # e — Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) today released the following statement confirming again a conversation with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy regarding the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack:
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
New Evidence Shows Trump Used Riot To Pressure Congress to Steal Election
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Axios:
Senate votes to call witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
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Lauren Lantry / ABC News:
Former President Donald Trump acquitted again
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New York Times:
Trump Is Guilty — There's no doubt who must be held responsible for attacking the Capitol …
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Daily Kos, The Hill, Washington Times, Associated Press, The Times of Israel and Washington Post
Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A big curveball on impeachment
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump sided with the Capitol mob, Herrera Beutler says McCarthy told her.
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CBS News:
Trump Impeachment Live Updates: Senate draws closer to vote on whether to convict or acquit
Wall Street Journal:
New York Prosecutors Investigating Trump's Manhattan Properties — Officials are investigating loans the former president took on four buildings, including his flagship Trump Tower — New York prosecutors are investigating financial dealings around some of Donald Trump's signature Manhattan properties …
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VICE, Insider, Forbes, The National Interest, Washington Times and Raw Story
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
How to Beat the Pandemic by Summer — After nearly a year of social isolation and sacrifice in the long war on COVID-19, the end stage of the pandemic is finally in sight. Millions of Americans are being vaccinated each week, and the number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations …
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New York Magazine and Quartz
Cade Metz / New York Times:
Silicon Valley's Safe Space — Slate Star Codex was a window into the psyche of many tech leaders building our collective future. Then it disappeared. — The website had a homely, almost slapdash design with a light blue banner and a strange name: Slate Star Codex.
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
‘Embarrassed’ Trump Supporter Begs Judge For Son's Freedom After Capitol Riot Arrest — As Trump was on trial for inciting violence, Joseph Cua said he “should've known better” than to believe the bogus claims that brought him and his son to D.C. in January.
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Raw Story
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
GOP super-lawyer Ted Olson cuts off donations to Republicans who refuse to convict Trump — One of the top GOP lawyers in America says he will no longer donate to Republicans who refuse to convict Donald Trump for inciting the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Simon Carswell / The Irish Times:
Donie O'Sullivan: 'The chaos I've had in my mind is more terrifying than the riot at the Capitol' — THE IRISH CNN REPORTER, WHO SHOT TO FAME DURING THE US CAPITOL RIOTS, ON HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND URGES OTHERS TO CONFRONT THE PROBLEM, RATHER THAN IGNORE IT
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