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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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Up in '22, Murkowski readies to face impeachment vote fallout
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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
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CBS News:
McConnell says Trump was “practically and morally responsible” for riot after voting not guilty
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Glen Johnson / Axios:
McConnell's two-step portends challenge for Biden and Schumer
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Poll: Most Americans think Trump at least partially responsible for Capitol attack
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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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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:
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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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.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 final takeaways from Trump's impeachment trial
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Politico:
Trump escapes conviction but even his allies say he's damaged
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Raskin defends no witnesses deal: ‘I made the call’
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Politico:
Democrats wrestle with how to quit an acquitted Trump
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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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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Trump's Acquittal Is an Ignominious Failure
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Politico:
Inside Democrats' witness fiasco
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Politico:
‘This Acquittal Sends Three Dangerous Messages to Future Presidents’
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why Democrats blinked in the Senate 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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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
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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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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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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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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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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Washington Examiner:
It's time for Joe Manchin's big test — Having lost control of the Senate, conservatives are now forced to watch Sen. Joe Manchin closely. In a 50-50 Senate, the West Virginia Democrat will decide which parts of President Biden's agenda can become law. And in the coming weeks …
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