memeorandum: Michael Cohen says Donald Trump told him if one of his kids had to go to prison to ‘make sure’ it was Donald Jr., not Ivanka (Alia Shoaib/Insider)

5:15 PM ET, January 23, 2022

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The question is no longer Donald Trump's criminality but whether America will care — America still had the naïve ability to be shocked back on Nov. 16, 1973, when a rambling then-President Richard Nixon stood up before 400 Associated Press journalists.

Discussion: Slate, CNN and Washington Post

Alia Shoaib / Insider:

Michael Cohen says Donald Trump told him if one of his kids had to go to prison to ‘make sure’ it was Donald Jr., not Ivanka — Donald Trump's former lawyer claimed that Trump told him Donald Jr. should go to prison rather than Ivanka. — Michael Cohen said his former boss gave …

Discussion: HuffPost and Mock Paper Scissors

Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
Jan. 6 panel has spoken to former AG Bill Barr, chairman Bennie Thompson says

Discussion: Washington Post, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, CBS News, Washington Times, Politico, Raw Story, Mediaite, Breitbart and Rolling Stone

Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Blasts Jan. 6 Panel After Ivanka Request: 'They'll Go After Children'

Discussion: Raw Story

Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
‘The walls are closing in’: Trump reels from week of political setbacks

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story

CBS News:
Transcript: Representative Bennie Thompson on “Face the Nation,” January 23, 2022

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and CNN

Brad Dress / The Hill:
Donald Trump slams Jan. 6 panel after Ivanka Trump interview request: 'They'll go after children'

Discussion: HuffPost, The Guardian, Insider and TheBlaze

Washington Post:

Va.'s new attorney general fires U-Va. counsel who was on leave working as top investigator for Jan. 6 panel — Virginia's new Republican attorney general has fired University of Virginia's counsel, who was on leave from the job to work as the top investigator for U.S. House …

Discussion: Raw Story

Lauren O'Neil / The Cavalier Daily:

University Counsel Tim Heaphy removed by Attorney General Jason Miyares — Heaphy's removal continues a multitude of firings this week by the attorney general — University Counsel Tim Heaphy was removed from his role by Attorney General Jason Miyares, per a statement issued by the University Saturday. ending a three-year tenure.

Discussion: Blue Virginia

Mark Murray / NBC News:

‘Downhill,’ ‘divisive’: Americans sour on nation's direction in new NBC News poll — WASHINGTON — Overwhelming majorities of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, that their household income is falling behind the cost of living, that political polarization …

Discussion: TheBlaze, RedState, Outside the Beltway, No More Mister Nice Blog, Supercreator, The Hill and Mediaite

Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
If the media treated Biden like they did Trump, Trump would've been reelected

Discussion: OutKick, The Wrap and New York Post

New York Times:

For Many Who Marched, Jan. 6 Was Only the Beginning — To many of those who attended the Trump rally but who never breached the Capitol, that date wasn't a dark day for the nation. It was a new start. — PHOENIX — There were moments when Paul Davis questioned his decision to join …

Discussion: Politico, Insider and Raw Story

John Harwood / CNN:

No, Biden and Trump are not alike on election legitimacy — Tapper presses Psaki over Biden's comments on election legitimacy — Other times, as with the words of Donald Trump and Joe Biden on election legitimacy, they may appear alike superficially but in fact are fundamentally different.

Discussion: Bloomberg, HuffPost, Ineptocracy Chronicles and Politicking Etc.

Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Sanders says Republicans are ‘laughing all the way to Election Day’

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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Sanders: ‘anti-democratic’ Republicans to blame for Biden woes, not just Manchin and Sinema

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Washington Post:

Va. Gov. Youngkin's assertive first week in office leaves Republicans jubilant, Democrats fuming — RICHMOND — The big unknown about Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) as he ran for office last year — apart from the exact size of his vast fortune — was just how red the political newcomer really was behind that easygoing demeanor.

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Washington Post:

U.S. threatens use of novel export control to damage Russia's strategic industries if Moscow invades Ukraine — The Biden administration is threatening to use a novel export control to damage strategic Russian industries, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to civilian aerospace …

Discussion: The Hill and Radio Free Europe/Radio …

Isabella Grullón Paz / New York Times:

Litter Boxes for Students Who Identify as Furries? Not So, Says School Official — A Michigan school superintendent debunked the rumor after a video from a December school board meeting resurfaced in which a speaker airs concerns about students who “identify as cats.”

Discussion: Pitt's Newsletter and Insider

Victoria Eavis / Casper Star-Tribune:

Harriet Hageman wins big in congressional straw poll held by Wyoming GOP activists — DOUGLAS — Harriet Hageman, the Donald Trump-endorsed candidate seeking to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney, won big Saturday in a straw poll of House candidates held by the Wyoming Republican State Central Committee.

Discussion: The Hill

Reuters:

Sarah Palin set to battle New York Times at defamation trial — Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has spent 4-1/2 years battling the New York Times (NYT.N) over an editorial she said falsely linked her to a deadly Arizona mass shooting …

Discussion: New York Times, RedState, Vanity Fair, CNN, New York Post, NPR and Washington Times

San Francisco Chronicle:

Endorsement: Competence matters, even for progressives. Vote yes to recall López, Collins and Moliga — The foul stench of the recall attempt against Gov. Gavin Newsom is still wafting in the air, and San Francisco voters are already being asked to go back to the ballot box to consider …

Washington Post:

Anti-vaccine activists march in D.C. — a city that mandates covid vaccines — to protest mandates — Thousands of protesters from across the country — including some of the biggest names in the anti-vaccination movement — descended on the nation's capital Sunday for a rally against vaccine mandates.

Discussion: RedState, UPI and WTOP News

ABC News:

‘This Week’ Transcript 1-23-22: Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Joni Ernst & Dr. Anthony Fauci — A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, January 23, 2022 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.

Discussion: The Daily Wire and Politico

Adisa Hargett-Robinson / ABC News:
Sen. Chris Coons defends Biden administration's response to Russia

Discussion: New York Post, Politico and The Hill

BBC:
German navy chief resigns over Ukraine comments

Discussion: DW.COM, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, euronews and WTOP News

The Guardian:

Confusion over UK claim that Putin plans coup in Ukraine — Foreign Office claim of plot to install pro-Moscow government in Kyiv comes with scant detail — The Foreign Office has said that it had exposed evidence of a plot to install a pro-Moscow government in Ukraine, and Boris Johnson promised to …