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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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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:
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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 …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
It'll Do — Impeachment did not prevail, but Trump still lost. — Staff writer at The Atlantic — In 1955, a junior United States senator named John F. Kennedy published Profiles in Courage, a collection of short essays about eight of his predecessors who had risked their careers for their ideals over the previous 150 years.
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Republican Acquittal of Trump Is a Pivotal Moment for the Party — The vote, signaling how thoroughly the party has come to be defined by the personality of one man, is likely to leave a blemish on the historical record. — During the first trial of Donald J. Trump, 13 months ago …
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Politico:
‘This Acquittal Sends Three Dangerous Messages to Future Presidents’
‘This Acquittal Sends Three Dangerous Messages to Future Presidents’
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump acquitted in impeachment trial; 7 GOP Senators vote with Democrats to convict
Trump acquitted in impeachment trial; 7 GOP Senators vote with Democrats to convict
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Lauren Lantry / ABC News:
Former President Donald Trump acquitted again
Former President Donald Trump acquitted again
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
GOP super-lawyer Ted Olson cuts off donations to Republicans who refuse to convict Trump
GOP super-lawyer Ted Olson cuts off donations to Republicans who refuse to convict Trump
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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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CNN:
Fact check: Trump lawyer closes impeachment defense with a barrage of dishonesty
Fact check: Trump lawyer closes impeachment defense with a barrage of dishonesty
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why Democrats blinked in the Senate impeachment trial
Why Democrats blinked in the Senate impeachment trial
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 final takeaways from Trump's impeachment trial
4 final takeaways from Trump's impeachment trial
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CNN:
Pence's former chief of staff has been contacted about providing information in impeachment trial
Pence's former chief of staff has been contacted about providing information in impeachment trial
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The Mahablog, Washington Post, HuffPost and The Times of Israel
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Raskin defends no witnesses deal: ‘I made the call’
Raskin defends no witnesses deal: ‘I made the call’
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New York Post, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, NOQ Report and Political Wire
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump has privately voiced concern about being charged related to January 6 riot — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump has privately voiced concern in the last two weeks about whether he could face charges as a result of the January 6 riot he's accused of inciting, according to multiple people.
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Politico:
Trump escapes conviction but even his allies say he's damaged — Donald Trump was acquitted in his second impeachment trial on Saturday. — What comes next for the 45th president is anybody's guess. — Uncertainty looms over nearly every aspect of the former president's post-impeachment political future …
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Pelosi rules out censure after Trump acquittal
Pelosi rules out censure after Trump acquittal
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CBS News:
McConnell says Trump was “practically and morally responsible” for riot after voting not guilty
McConnell says Trump was “practically and morally responsible” for riot after voting not guilty
Michele Salcedo / Axios:
Trump vows comeback after second Senate acquittal
Politico:
Democrats wrestle with how to quit an acquitted Trump
Democrats wrestle with how to quit an acquitted Trump
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell reveals he will vote to acquit Trump
McConnell reveals he will vote to acquit Trump
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Scott Alexander / Astral Codex Ten:
Statement on New York Times Article — There was recently a negative article about me and my blog in the New York Times. Most of you already know the history behind this, but for anyone referred here by NYT, this is where I give my side and defend myself.
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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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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 …
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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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Washington Post:
Deputy White House press secretary resigns amid fallout from contentious phone call with reporter — Deputy White House press secretary Tyler Ducklo resigned Saturday amid fallout from a contentious phone call last month in which he berated and threatened a female reporter who was working …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Aide Ducklo Resigns Over Report He Threatened Reporter
Biden Aide Ducklo Resigns Over Report He Threatened Reporter
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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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
New Evidence Shows Trump Used Riot To Pressure Congress to Steal Election
New Evidence Shows Trump Used Riot To Pressure Congress to Steal Election
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler:
Herrera Beutler Again Confirms Conversation with McCarthy Regarding January 6 U.S. Capitol Attack
Herrera Beutler Again Confirms Conversation with McCarthy Regarding January 6 U.S. Capitol Attack
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Ben Sasse's Conviction: Trump's Lies Caused This — In a series of interviews leading up to Saturday's impeachment vote, the GOP senator described the stakes as he sees them: nothing less than the integrity of the Constitution. — What happened on January 6 of this year …
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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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