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January 10, 2021
FYI, 217 votes needed to impeach
FYI, since two House seats are vacant, the total number of Representatives is 433
https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown
Half of that number is 216.5. So 217 votes are needed to impeach in the House, assuming all members are present and voting.
January 9, 2021
A 2nd Article of Impeachment?
Bring on more! 
https://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1347997063078936578
Sources tell me at this hour House Dems now considering two articles of impeachment against Trump — including the article of Incitement of Insurrection by Reps. Raskin, Lieu and Cicilline with 180 cosponsors.
January 9, 2021
New: Trump pressured a Georgia elections investigator in a...call...could amount to obstruction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-call-georgia-investigator/2021/01/09/7a55c7fa-51cf-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.htmlPresident Trump urged Georgia’s lead elections investigator to “find the fraud” in a lengthy December phone call, saying the official would be a “national hero,” according to an individual familiar with the call who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the conversation.
Trump placed the call to the investigations chief for the Georgia secretary of state’s office shortly before Christmas — while the individual was leading an inquiry into allegations of ballot fraud in Cobb County, in the suburbs of Atlanta, according to people familiar with the episode.
Trump placed the call to the investigations chief for the Georgia secretary of state’s office shortly before Christmas — while the individual was leading an inquiry into allegations of ballot fraud in Cobb County, in the suburbs of Atlanta, according to people familiar with the episode.
January 9, 2021
Thoughts?
Can Schumer refer the impeachment to committee?
Assuming Pelosi pauses sending notice of impeachment until Schumer is the Majority Leader, can the Democrats decide to send the matter of impeachment to a committee, thus freeing up the Senate to do other urgent business?
David Waldman of Daily Kos, who is knowledgeable, says this:
https://twitter.com/KagroX/status/1347770789429440514
There is no reason why an impeachment trial for Trump should block confirmation votes on Biden’s appointments.
If Trump is no longer in office, it’s no longer a trial of “the president,” and the Senate can hold the trial in committee, the way they do when impeaching judges.
If Trump is no longer in office, it’s no longer a trial of “the president,” and the Senate can hold the trial in committee, the way they do when impeaching judges.
Thoughts?
January 8, 2021
It is apparently permanent:
The president has been suspended from Twitter (apparently permanent)
https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1347684684310982660BREAKING: The president has been suspended from Twitter, per Twitter.
Twitter will have a statement momentarily, source tells me.
Twitter has banned President Trump "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."
It is apparently permanent:
After close review of recent Tweets from the
@realDonaldTrump
account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
@realDonaldTrump
account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
January 8, 2021
Apple Has Threatened To Ban Parler From The App Store
Good!
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/apple-threatens-ban-parler
Apple has given Parler, the social network favored by conservatives and extremists, an ultimatum to implement a full moderation plan of its platform within the next 24 hours or face expulsion from the App store.
January 8, 2021
Murkowski calls on President Trump to resign, questions her future as a Republican
https://www.adn.com/politics/2021/01/08/alaska-sen-lisa-murkowski-calls-on-president-trump-to-resign-questions-her-future-as-a-republican/“Well, you know, there’s a lot of people who actually thought that I did that in 2010, think that I became an independent. I didn’t have any reason to leave my party in 2010. I was a Republican who ran a write-in campaign and I was successful. But I will tell you, if the Republican Party has become nothing more than the party of Trump, I sincerely question whether this is the party for me,” she said.
January 8, 2021
EDIT: Corrected "bans" to "suspends" because the Tweet itself isn't accurate. But they are suspended.
Twitter suspends Flynn and Powell. And others.
https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1347654102453538819BREAKING: Twitter is taking dramatic action on remaining QAnon accounts for breaking their "Coordinated Harmful Activity" rules, some of whom heavily promoted Wednesday's storming of the Capitol.
Mike Flynn, Sidney Powell, 8kun's Ron Watkins banned.
Twitter's statement below:
EDIT: Corrected "bans" to "suspends" because the Tweet itself isn't accurate. But they are suspended.
January 8, 2021
Cipollone warned Trump that he could face legal exposure for the riot
https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1347351502298480642“The White House counsel, Pat A. Cipollone, warned Mr. Trump that he could face legal exposure for the riot given that he had urged his supporters to march to the Capitol and ‘fight’ beforehand.”
@EricSchmittNYT
@maggieNYT
reporting
January 7, 2021
Giuliani calls wrong Senator. LOL
https://twitter.com/josh_wingrove/status/1347024036476448770Giuliani called Tommy Tuberville to try and get him to buy time and slow things down, but, oops, actually left the voicemail on the cellphone of another senator, per this report:
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