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4:45 AM ET, February 14, 2021

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David Frum / The Atlantic:
It'll Do  —  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.  —  In one single day in 2021 …
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Senate Vote in the Trial of Donald Trump … It was nearly two weeks ago that Jill and I paid our respects to Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who laid in honor in the Rotunda after losing his life protecting the Capitol from a riotous, violent mob on January 6, 2021.
Discussion: The Guardian, Fox News and Raw Story
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.
Discussion: The Week and The Times of Israel
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 …
Discussion: Daily Mail and RedState
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 …
CBS News:
McConnell says Trump was “practically and morally responsible” for riot after voting not guilty
Scott Wong / The Hill:   Pelosi rules out censure after Trump acquittal
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Raskin defends no witnesses deal: ‘I made the call’
Discussion: Political Wire
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
‘Embarrassed’ Trump Supporter Begs Judge For Son's Freedom After Capitol Riot Arrest
Discussion: Raw Story
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Trump left them to die. 43 Senate Republicans still licked his boots.  —  In the end, the darkest truth of Donald Trump's crime came to light.  —  As his marauders sacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 in their bloody attempt to overturn the election, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy called …
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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 …
John Nichols / The Nation:
The Senate Has Failed America
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Senate Republicans Acquit Trump...and Indict the GOP
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
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 …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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  —  The New York Times' ability to weather very public internal controversies has been tested yet again this week with the resignation of veteran science reporter Donald McNeil over his use of the N-word on a trip with high school students in Peru in 2019.
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Aide Ducklo Resigns Over Report He Threatened Reporter
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.
Discussion: The Week
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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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
With impeachment over, 9/11 probe leaders lend weight to calls for an independent commission to investigate Capitol attack
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
A Life in Opposition: Navalny's Path From Gadfly to Heroic Symbol
New York Post:
Violent BLM protest in NYC leaves two NYPD cops injured, 11 arrested
Discussion: Breitbart and HotAir
Michele Salcedo / Axios:
Trump vows comeback after second Senate acquittal
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National Review:
Acquittal, but Not Vindication  —  The impeachment trial is hurtling toward a conclusion …
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
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'
CNN:
Pence's former chief of staff has been contacted about providing information in impeachment trial
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