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8:15 PM ET, February 13, 2021

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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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Washington Post:
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.
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump has privately voiced concern about being charged related to January 6 riot
Discussion: The Week
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Raskin defends no witnesses deal: ‘I made the call’
Discussion: NOQ Report and Political Wire
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler:
Herrera Beutler Again Confirms Conversation with McCarthy Regarding January 6 U.S. Capitol Attack
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 final takeaways from Trump's impeachment trial
Discussion: NBC News, Fox News and TheGrio
Politico:
Senate acquits Trump of inciting deadly Capitol attack
CBS News:
Trump Impeachment Live Updates: Senate draws closer to vote on whether to convict or acquit
U.S. Senator for Florida, Marco Rubio:
Rubio Statement on Impeachment  —  Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a statement after voting to acquit former President Donald Trump.  —  Rubio: Just minutes after the attack of January 6th began I said it was not only unpatriotic, it was un-American.
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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.”
U.S. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina:
Senator Burr Statement on Vote to Convict Former President Trump on Article of Impeachment  —  Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) voted in favor of convicting former President Donald J. Trump on the article of impeachment presented against him.  After the Senate vote, Senator Burr released the following statement:
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell reveals he will vote to acquit Trump
Michele Salcedo / Axios:   Trump vows comeback after second Senate acquittal
Politico:
Democrats wrestle with how to quit an acquitted Trump
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Up in '22, Murkowski readies to face impeachment vote fallout  —  Just one Republican senator that voted to convict President Donald Trump on Saturday has to face voters next year.  But she does not seem to care about the political fallout.  —  “If I can't say what I believe that our president …
Discussion: ABC News and Roll Call
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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 …
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
Lauren Lantry / ABC News:
Former President Donald Trump acquitted again
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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republican Senators Are Asking the Courts to Take Care of Trump For Them  —  Donald Trump limped his way to acquittal in his second impeachment trial, with 57 Senators voting to convict him of inciting insurrection.  But it is an ominous sign that not only did many of the Senators who did vote …
Jill Abramson / New York Post:
Ex-New York Times boss Jill Abramson responds to unrest at the paper  —  I have been called by many reporters about the controversial departure of reporter Donald McNeil from The New York Times.  —  “Do I think the Times treated McNeil unfairly?”  “Is there a management meltdown at the Times?”
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Aymann Ismail / Slate:
An Exhausting Week at the New York Times
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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
New Evidence Shows Trump Used Riot To Pressure Congress to Steal Election
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
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
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.
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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Brittany De Lea / Fox News:
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Biden makes first trip as U.S. president to rustic Camp David retreat
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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'
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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
Axios:
Historians say impact of expected Trump acquittal will be felt for years
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
57 GOP State And Local Officials Were At The Capitol Insurrection
 

 
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