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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.
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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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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
‘A moment of truth’? After years of Trump's lies, amplified by MAGA media, that proved impossible for most Republicans — The words spoken on the Senate floor over the past few days were almost innumerable. But the ones that stayed with me through the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump were among the very first ones uttered.
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:
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Trump's Acquittal Is an Ignominious Failure
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John Nichols / The Nation:
The Senate Has Failed America
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Up in '22, Murkowski readies to face impeachment vote fallout
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Poll: Most Americans think Trump at least partially responsible for Capitol attack
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New York Times:
First They Guarded Roger Stone. Then They Joined the Capitol Attack. — Oath Keepers guarding Roger Stone on Jan. 5 ... Roger — Stone — ... and participating in the — Oath Keeper — Oath Keeper — Oath — Keeper — Oath — Keeper
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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Glen Johnson / Axios:
McConnell's two-step portends challenge for Biden and Schumer — With his words and deeds, Mitch McConnell has shown how to retain power when you no longer hold it. — Why it matters: Perhaps the most powerful Senate leader since LBJ, McConnell sets the chamber's agenda whether in the majority or, as he is now, the minority.
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CBS News:
McConnell says Trump was “practically and morally responsible” for riot after voting not guilty
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Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
The Botched Democratic Effort to Convict Donald Trump
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Raskin defends no witnesses deal: ‘I made the call’
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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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Michael W. McConnell / New York Times:
How Democrats Could Have Made Republicans Squirm — G.O.P. lawmakers were unlikely to convict Trump. But a different approach to impeachment would have been more difficult for them to ignore. — Mr. McConnell, a former federal appeals court judge appointed by President George W. Bush …
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Politico:
McConnell's next chapter: Guiding the post-Trump GOP — Mitch McConnell voted to acquit Donald Trump, then publicly torched him — encapsulating the dilemma of the man who now must guide a GOP riven by infighting over whether it's the party of Trump or the center-right party he wants them to be.
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump has privately voiced concern about being charged related to January 6 riot
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 final takeaways from Trump's impeachment trial
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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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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
In defense of interesting writing on controversial topics
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CNN:
This is Trump's heaping list of legal problems post-impeachment — (CNN)After averting a conviction in his second impeachment trial, former President Donald Trump faces significant new legal threats as prosecutors in Georgia have joined those in New York to conduct criminal investigations into his actions.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republican Senators Are Asking the Courts to Take Care of Trump For Them
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The Daily Beast:
FBI Informant Panic Is Ruining Friendships All Over the Far Right — TRUST NO ONE — From Proud Boys panicked about the revelation that their leader was a snitch to the racist America First crowd, old pals are now enemies. — As federal authorities crack down on the far right …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Tom Perez on Democrats' Mistakes and Why Iowa Shouldn't Go First — In an interview, the former D.N.C. chairman discussed a possible bid for Maryland governor and said Iowa and New Hampshire starting the presidential nominating process was “unacceptable.” — For the past four years …
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
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
First known patient reinfected with South Africa coronavirus variant is in critical condition … A man in France is critically ill with the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa four months after he was previously infected with the virus — the first recorded reinfection case involving …
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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