memeorandum: Barring Trump from office could bring closure for Jan. 6 riots, former officer says (Lauren Irwin/The Hill)

7:00 PM ET, November 4, 2023

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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:

Barring Trump from office could bring closure for Jan. 6 riots, former officer says — Former U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell said he thinks former President Trump being barred from office could bring closure for the Jan. 6 riots. — “What is closure for me?

Discussion: Mediaite, Politico, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Plain Dealer, NBC News, HuffPost, Washington Times, New York Daily News and ABC News

Shruti Rajkumar / HuffPost:

Asa Hutchinson Booed After Predicting ‘Significant Likelihood’ Of Trump Conviction — “There is a significant likelihood that Donald Trump will be found guilty by a jury on a felony offense,” said the former Arkansas governor and 2024 hopeful. — LOADING

Discussion: The Messenger, The Hill, Fox News and Raw Story

Marc Caputo / The Messenger:

Boos Rain Down on Chris Christie During Florida GOP Speech — JWPlayer — Another Republican event. Another round of boos for Chris Christie. — The boos rained down on the former New Jersey governor Saturday almost as soon as he took the stage at the Republican Party …

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, The Daily Caller, KTVZ-TV, Florida's Voice, Florida Phoenix, Florida Politics, Mediaite and Press Herald

Jon Levine / New York Post:

Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff is promoting an $8M Gaza fundraising campaign: ‘Abhorrent’ — The stepdaughter of Vice President Harris is publicly raising money for Gaza, The Post has learned. — Ella Emhoff, 24 — whose father, First Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is Jewish …

Discussion: HotAir, The Gateway Pundit, Exposing the role …, Breitbart, The Post Millennial, The Daily Caller, The Messenger, Twitchy and Yahoo News

Washington Post:

How Speaker Mike Johnson's plans for a Christian law school unraveled — Johnson vouched for the school — and agreed to serve as its dean — without seeing a key feasibility study, he would ultimately admit — In February 2012, Mike Johnson sent an aide on an urgent mission at the college …

Discussion: The Messenger, Digby's Hullabaloo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Insider and Raw Story

Faris Tanyos / CBS News:

Hit-and-run which injured Stanford Arab-Muslim student investigated as possible hate crime — California authorities are investigating a hit-and-run Friday afternoon which injured an Arab-Muslim student on the campus of Stanford University as a possible hate crime.

Discussion: KTVZ-TV, CAIR, Mercury News, KRON4 and The Messenger

Peter Eliopoulos / WCVB:

Injury in Massachusetts field hockey game renews debate about co-ed sports — DIGHTON, Mass. — A student-athlete suffered a significant injury during a field hockey game played Thursday between two Massachusetts high schools, and the incident is renewing a debate about co-ed sports.

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New York Times:

Lauren Boebert Wants ‘Mercy.’ Some Republicans Want an Alternative. — The “Beetlejuice” incident continues to haunt the once-unrepentant congresswoman from Colorado. The state's old guard is lining up behind a primary challenger. — At a casino bingo hall in southwestern Colorado …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Insider and Daily Kos

Nick Robertson / The Hill:

Greene to reintroduce Tlaib censure resolution after genocide comments — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pledged to reintroduce a measure to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Saturday after the Michigan congresswoman said President Biden is “supporting the genocide of the Palestinian people” …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, UPROXX, One America News Network and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:

All The Ways Republicans Tried To Game The Ohio Abortion Vote — The future of abortion access in Ohio will be decided on Tuesday, when voters thumbs up or down a ballot proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. — The abortion rights supporters have money …

Discussion: The Messenger, WKBN-TV and The Guardian

NBC News:

U.S., European officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, sources say — The conversations have included very broad outlines of what Ukraine might need to give up to reach a deal with Russia. — WASHINGTON — U.S. and European officials have begun quietly talking …

Discussion: New York Post, Associated Press, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Politico, CityAM, Bloomberg, The Guardian and Political Wire

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

New York Times Writer Resigns After Signing Letter Protesting the Israel-Gaza War — The writer, Jazmine Hughes, who has won awards for her work, had signed another letter of protest this year. — Jazmine Hughes, an award-winning New York Times Magazine staff writer …

Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon, New York Post, The Messenger and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »

Paul Kane / Washington Post:

House and Senate elections could provide historic, reverse results — Targeting different political terrain, Democrats could flip the House while Republicans claim the Senate — Congressional bureau chief — Exactly a year out from the 2024 elections, the battle for control of Congress …

Mary L Trump / The Good in Us:

That's Just the Way It Is — ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ — The appeals court in DC just placed a stay on the limited gag order Judge Chutkan placed on Donald Trump which will stay in place until they hold a hearing on the matter on November 20. This gives Donald 17 days in which to mock …

Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill