memeorandum: Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charge for Meadows (New York Times)

10:40 AM ET, December 14, 2021

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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:

Two Jan. 6 Organizers Are Coming Forward and Naming Names: 'We're Turning It All Over' — After losing faith in Trump, the pair plan to hand over text messages, Instagram direct messages, and other documents related to the planning of the Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse where Trump spoke

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo, CNN, Raw Story and Washington Post

Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:

Fox News hosts urged Meadows to have Trump stop Jan. 6 violence, texts show — Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade expressed alarm, concern, according to messages shared during House select committee hearing — Three Fox News hosts who have been among Donald Trump's …

John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:

Cheney hints at criminal charges for Trump in panel vote to hold Mark Meadows in contempt — The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection voted tonight to hold Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of the Congress. The full House could vote as soon as Tuesday on a contempt resolution.

Discussion: Insider

CNN:

“This is hurting all of us” — Fox News did not bother to air Monday night's meeting of the House committee investigating the 1/6 attack. Neither did Newsmax or One America News. So right-wing TV audiences did not hear when Rep. Liz Cheney revealed that some of Fox's biggest stars pressed Mark Meadows …

Discussion: Poynter, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

Byron York's Daily Memo: About those Jan. 6 texts — Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter. — Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to receive the newsletter. — ABOUT THOSE JAN. 6 TEXTS. The House Jan. 6 committee has released a bunch of texts …

Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story

The Daily Beast:

Mark Meadows' Personal Cell Is Becoming a Personal Hell — Meadows once chaired a panel with oversight of personal communications issues. Now he has an issue of his own—and the Jan. 6 committee and the National Archives have taken note. — It turns out Mark Meadows may have good reason …

Discussion: The Hill, CBS News, Raw Story, New Republic, NBC News and Washington Times

Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
This is what Donald Trump Jr. texted Mark Meadows as violence unfolded on January 6

Discussion: USA Today, NBC News, CBS News, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, CNBC, SHERO, Houston Public Media, Michigan Advance, The Hustings and HuffPost

New York Times:
Fox News Hosts Sent Texts to Meadows Urging Trump to Act as Jan. 6 Attack Unfolded

Discussion: Insider, The Hill, The Guardian, Washington Post, Mediaite, Boston.com, Talking Points Memo, NPR, Raw Story, HuffPost and USA Today

Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What the left doesn't get about the media

Discussion: Deadline and The US Sun

CNN:
January 6 panel unveils text messages to Meadows from Don Jr. and Fox hosts as contempt charge advances

Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Newly revealed text messages to Meadows undercut GOP whitewashing of the insurrection

Discussion: The Hill, Blue Virginia and Vanity Fair

New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charge for Meadows

Discussion: Reason, Politico, VICE, Informed Comment, The Dispatch, Today's Edition Newsletter, The Wrap, Raw Story, Un-Media, Insider and CBS News

MSNBC: ‘A paper trail of treason’: Jan. 6 committee scrutinizes document on overturning election

Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
House Panel Votes to Recommend Holding Mark Meadows in Contempt of Congress

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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows has already established a coup plot. Do we care enough to save the republic?

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story and CNBC

New York Times:

Pfizer says its Covid pill will protect against severe disease, even from Omicron. — A highly anticipated study of Pfizer's Covid pill confirmed that it helps stave off severe disease, the company announced on Tuesday. — Pfizer also said its antiviral pill worked in laboratory studies …

Discussion: Twitchy and 444 Blog

Matthew Herper / STAT: Pfizer's Covid pill remains 89% effective in final analysis, company says

Jared S. Hopkins / Wall Street Journal:
Pfizer Says Its Covid-19 Pill Likely Works Against Omicron

Discussion: CBS News and The Times of Israel

Pfizer:
Pfizer Announces Additional Phase 2/3 Study Results Confirming Robust Efficacy of Novel COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatment Candidate in Reducing Risk of Hospitalization or Death

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Politico, The Hill, UPI, NPR and Fox 8 Cleveland WJW

Caitlin Owens / Axios:

Biden White House warns: COVID explosion imminent — New data from South Africa and Europe hint that Omicron cases are poised to explode in the U.S., where the vast majority of the population isn't well protected against infection. — Driving the news: A new analysis by South Africa's …

Discussion: Ground Truths, CBS News, Insider and Florida Politics

Lesley Wroughton / Washington Post:

Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less severe covid, major South African study concludes — CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Omicron appears to cause less severe illness than earlier variants of the coronavirus but is more resistant to the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine widely used …

Discussion: Politico, USA Today, The Daily Beast, Reuters, UPI, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, New York Times, Wide World of News and Just The News

Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:

Israel's staunch evangelical allies shocked by Trump's outburst on Netanyahu — JERUSALEM — One of former president Donald Trump's major evangelical backers on Monday condemned recently reported attacks by Trump on former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and warned that he risked alienating …

Discussion: HuffPost and New York Magazine

New York Times:
Israel Finds Planes That Could Be Key to a Strike on Iran Badly Back-Ordered

Discussion: The Times of Israel

Max Boot / Washington Post:
Because Trump left the nuclear deal, we might have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran

Discussion: The National Interest and Responsible Statecraft

Margaret Talev / Axios:

Axios-Ipsos poll: The danger of vaccine mandates — Half of Americans say it should be illegal for companies to deny service or employment to the unvaccinated, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index. — Why it matters: This carries real political risk …

Brad Polumbo / Foundation for Economic Education:

YouTube Star Dave Rubin Announces That He's Leaving California, Heading to This Free State Instead — Celebrities like Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and Elon Musk have fled California for greener pastures in recent years, making headlines. But it's not just individuals: According to a Stanford study …

Discussion: YouTube and Florida Politics

Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:

Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say — MAYFIELD, Ky. — As a c atastrophic tornado approached this city on Friday, employees of a candle factory — which would later be destroyed — heard the warning sirens and wanted to leave the building.

Wall Street Journal:

United Arab Emirates Threatens to Pull Out of $23 Billion F-35, Drone Deal With U.S. — Gulf ally complained U.S. security requirements are too onerous, U.S. officials say — WASHINGTON—The United Arab Emirates is threatening to pull out of a multibillion-dollar deal to buy American-made F-35 aircraft …

Insider:

Meet the 25 wealthiest members of Congress — The reports cover 2020 and provide the most up-to-date estimate of members' net worth. — The wealthiest 15 members were worth at least $1.3 billion, half of Congress' wealth. — Each year, every member of Congress is required to file …

Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire

Henry Olsen / Washington Post:

It's time to entertain the possibility that the Build Back Better bill won't pass — Most pundits seem to be operating under the assumption that President Biden's Build Back Better program will eventually become law. After all, it would be very unusual for a Congress controlled …

Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and Funding Democracy …

Adam Liptak / New York Times:

Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers — Doctors and nurses challenged a state coronavirus vaccine requirement that had medical but not religious exemptions, saying it violated their right to free exercise of their faiths. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Supreme Court Refuses To Halt NY State Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate Lacking Religious Exemption

New York Times:

A Squabble at the F.D.I.C. Is Actually a Fight Over Biden's Entire Economic Agenda — Ms. Baradaran and Mr. Kress are professors of law with expertise in banking law. — The last time you walked into a branch of your bank, you might have noticed a sign bearing the official seal …

Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:

In Gaza, a Contentious Palestinian Professor Calmly Teaches Israeli Poetry — On social media, Refaat Alareer rages against Israel. In the lecture hall, he studiously analyzes the work of some of its leading poets — and surprises some of his students. — Editors' Note, Dec. 13, 2021:

Eva Dou / Washington Post:

Documents link Huawei to China's surveillance programs — The Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has long brushed off questions about its role in China's state surveillance, saying it just sells general-purpose networking gear. — A review by The Washington Post of more than 100 Huawei …

Discussion: National Review, more at Techmeme »

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Trump Revealed Norman Podhoretz for What He Always Was … One of the most contentious questions in American political thought over the past half-dozen years has been whether Donald Trump represents a departure from the ideals of American conservatism or, alternatively, its apotheosis.

Discussion: Raw Story