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11:55 AM ET, January 6, 2022

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Washington Post:
On Jan. 6 anniversary, Biden calls out Trump for ‘web of lies’ about 2020 election … President Biden on Thursday decried the violent mob of President Donald Trump's supporters who breached the Capitol a year ago, saying that “democracy was attacked” and urging Americans to make sure such an attack “never, never happens again.”
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans' Jan. 6 Responsibility  —  The GOP has a duty to condemn the riot and those who refuse to acknowledge it.  —  We're in an acrimonious period of partisan tribalism and have been for some time.  Both parties are guilty of overwrought denunciations of their political opponents.
Reuters:
Biden calls Trump threat to democracy on anniversary of Capitol attack  —  President Joe Biden on Thursday accused his predecessor Donald Trump of posing a continuing threat to American democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly U.S. Capitol attack by Trump supporters who tried to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Trump must have his day in court for his crimes on Jan. 6  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland said all the right things.  His speech marking the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection was a studied call for patience — and a promise of full justice.  He explained how massive …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Year Later, Jan. 6 Becomes Just Another Wedge in a Divided Nation  —  The nearly universal outrage after the assault on the Capitol has reverted to separate blue and red realities, and former President Donald J. Trump has remained the dominant force in his party.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
A year later, GOP accuses Democrats of ‘exploiting’ Capitol riot  —  Nation marks 1 year since riots at US Capitol  —  WASHINGTON — A year ago, while Republican lawmakers tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election by blocking the certification of the results, President Donald Trump incited …
Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
Trump lashes out at Biden over Jan. 6 speech  —  Former President Trump on Thursday responded to President Biden's fiery speech on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol saying the remarks alluding to Trump's role in the riot deepened political divides in the country.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Your guide to Jan. 6 anniversary coverage  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Jan. 6 is about DONALD TRUMP.  —  For those who always despised him, feel betrayed by him, or fear his return to power, today is about remembering — never forgetting — his lowest point as president …
Jimmy Carter / New York Times:
I Fear for Our Democracy  —  Mr. Carter was the 39th president of the United States.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Mike Pence's team helping Jan. 6 committee  —  People in and around former Vice President Mike Pence's office have been particularly cooperative as the Jan. 6 select committee focuses on what former President Trump was doing during the more than three hours the Capitol was under attack, sources familiar with the testimony tell Axios.
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David Siders / Politico:
GOP commemorates denialism day
Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
Ted Cruz criticized for calling Jan. 6 riot a ‘violent terrorist attack’
Jonah Goldberg / Common Sense:
The January 6th Republicans  —  When I first met Jonah Goldberg, he boasted that he came from “one of the great New York Times-hating families.”  They hated it, he told me, but respected it.  “My father paid it the high compliment of thinking it deserved his enmity.”
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Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:
Garland needs to bring Jan. 6 criminal charges against Donald Trump  —  Garland: Justice Department will hold all Jan. 6th rioters ‘accountable under law’  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland has not yet charged any of the alleged ringleaders of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …
Issues & Insights:
Think Jan. 6 Was A Big Deal?  Here Are 30 Far More Significant Events On That Day In History  —  The rest of the nation may have moved on, but Democrats are determined to squeeze the events of a year ago for every ounce of political juice they can from the events that happened at the U.S. Capitol.
Discussion: Associated Press and Instapundit
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American Greatness:
Who Are the Real Insurrectionists?  —  Stone-cold sober elites are systematically waging …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Small Dead Animals
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News During the Jan. 6 Riots Was Even Worse Than You Remember
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Russian troops arrive in protest-roiled Kazakhstan, where security forces have killed dozens of protesters  —  MOSCOW — Kazakhstan's sweeping anti-government protests turned deadly early Thursday, as overnight clashes saw “dozens” of demonstrators “eliminated,” authorities said, and Russian troops arrived to help the government.
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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
NYT To Buy The Athletic for $550 Million  —  The New York Times Co has agreed to acquire subscription sports site The Athletic in a deal valued at around $550 million, according to a person familiar with the situation.  —  The deal is a major acquisition for the Times …
Audacy:
“Sick and Tired of People Talking About What Went Wrong”  —  Governor Ralph Northam Angrily Responds to Question Over I95 Backup  —  Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - In a one-on-one zoom interview with WRVA to discuss the end of his term, Governor Ralph Northam forcefully responded …
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Strangest Ongoing Mystery of January 6  —  The security-camera footage is grainy and gray with no sound, like an old silent film.  Night has fallen in Washington, and a person wearing a light-colored hoodie, a face mask, and Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers strides down the sidewalk along South Capitol Street carrying a backpack.
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Democrats quietly explore barring Trump from office over Jan. 6  —  In the year since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a handful of Democrats, constitutional scholars and pro-democracy advocates have been quietly exploring how a post-Civil War amendment to the Constitution might be used …
Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times:
Seattle police improperly faked radio chatter about Proud Boys as CHOP formed in 2020, investigation finds  —  At a crucial moment during 2020's racial justice protests, Seattle police exchanged a detailed series of fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists.
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Peter Spiegel / Financial Times:
Kazakhs shine a light on Putin's weakness — at the worst possible time
Discussion: Bloomberg
Thomas Lecaque / The Bulwark:
The Twisted, Trumpist Religion of Jan. 6th
Discussion: Raw Story and Salon
Washington Post:
NPR is losing some of its Black and Latino hosts. Colleagues see a larger crisis.
Ann Coulter:
The Great Epstein Cover-up, Part I
Tom Philpott / Mother Jones:
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Accused Capitol Rioter Edward Jacob Lang Blasts Trump and Begs For His Help in Jailhouse Call
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Reuters:
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