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5:00 PM ET, February 13, 2021

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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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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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: NPR and New York Times
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 …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
New Evidence Shows Trump Used Riot To Pressure Congress to Steal Election  —  There has always been one small hole in the prosecution's case for Donald Trump's second impeachment.  Trump encouraged a public demonstration, promised in advance it would be “wild,” instructed his supporters …
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler:
Herrera Beutler Again Confirms Conversation with McCarthy Regarding January 6 U.S. Capitol Attack
Politico:
Senate acquits Trump of inciting deadly Capitol attack
Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A big curveball on impeachment
Axios:
Senate votes to call witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump decries ‘witch hunt’ impeachment after Senate fails to convict.
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg and New York Post
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump sided with the Capitol mob, Herrera Beutler says McCarthy told her.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell says he'll vote to acquit Trump
Discussion: CNN, IJR and Washington Times
CBS News:
Trump Impeachment Live Updates: Senate draws closer to vote on whether to convict or acquit
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republican pleads for Pence, Trump aides to speak out on Jan. 6 insurrection
MSNBC:   Report: Trump refused to call off rioters during Kevin McCarthy phone call on Jan. 6
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Marcia Coyle / LAW.com:   Ted Olson Backs Case for Trump Conviction at Impeachment Trial
Bill McKibben / New Yorker:   The Beauty of Jamie Raskin's America, on Display at Trump's Impeachment Trial
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Graham to meet with Trump to talk future of GOP
Discussion: Insider and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: 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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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
CNN:
Pence's former chief of staff contacted about providing information in impeachment trial  —  Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, has been contacted about providing information to House impeachment managers about threats to Pence during last month's Capitol riot, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Call Kyrsten Sinema's Bluff  —  As perhaps the second-most conservative member of a Democratic Senate caucus that can't afford to lose a single vote to pass its agenda, Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema has a great deal of leverage.  Despite her power within the caucus, and despite her record …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Trump Crew's Incompetence Lasted to the End  —  If future generations of law professors want to teach a class in what never to do, the belligerent and self-indulgent performance of Michael van der Veen, one of Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers, could provide a lot of the video content.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
How many people are watching the impeachment trial? Here are the numbers...
Discussion: The Guardian
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Biden makes first trip as U.S. president to rustic Camp David retreat
Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and Bloomberg
Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Proud Boys leader ordered to appear in D.C. Superior Court after pretrial monitoring agency says he failed to report in
Discussion: CNN and UPI
Rachael Levy / Wall Street Journal:
A Domestic Terrorism Law Is Debated Anew after Capitol Riot
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Schumer says Senate will call witnesses for Trump's trial — if impeachment managers want them
Discussion: IJR and Wall Street Journal
DeNeen L. Brown / Washington Post:
Renowned as a Black liberator, Harriet Tubman was also a brilliant spy
 Earlier Items: 
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
57 GOP State And Local Officials Were At The Capitol Insurrection
Snopes.com:
Facebook Failed To Respond to Dire Emails Ahead of Capitol Riot
 

 
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