Melissa Jeltsen, Jessica Schulberg
January 11, 2021, 2:45 AM
Since President Donald Trump incited violent rioters to storm the U.S. Capitol last week, lawmakers and members of his own Cabinet have mulled whether he’s too dangerous to complete the final days of his presidency. Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat have decided he’s currently unfit to operate social media accounts on their platform.
But he still has the power to kill.
During his last full week as president, the Trump administration plans to execute three people on death row, capping a historically unprecedented six-month execution spree. The people scheduled for execution just days before the inauguration of a president who opposes the death penalty include a woman with a mental illness untreated at the time of her crime, a man with an intellectual disability that should render him ineligible for execution, and a man who did not pull the trigger in the killing he was convicted of.
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Donald Trump has caved in and agreed to an orderly transition after Congress certified Biden s election win
The usually-routine process was delayed by hours after Trump s supporters stormed the US Capitol Building
Four people were left dead amid hours of anarchy as the mob ran riot, looted, and clashed with security
One woman, veteran Ashli Babbit, was shot dead while three more died from individual medical emergencies
Trump s own cabinet are now thought to be discussing using 25th Amendment to declare him unfit for office
Donald Trump has promised an orderly transition of power after Joe Biden s election win was finally certified by Congress - a process delayed by hours after a day of chaos in the US Capitol that left four dead.
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He said vice presidents in the past have conducted the proceedings in an orderly manner even where the count resulted in the defeat of their party or their own candidacy
WASHINGTON – A city accustomed to mass protests is gearing up for especially intense ones over what should be the most mundane of political events: the counting of Electoral College votes during a special joint session of Congress.
At the urging of President Donald Trump, however, die-hard supporters are planning to descend on the nation s capital Jan. 6, to pressure Republican lawmakers into aligning themselves with the doomed effort to overturn Joe Biden s electoral victory.
Knife fights, shouting matches, and verbal harassment of Trump opponents accompanied previous demonstrations following Biden s election win in November. Now federal and local law enforcement are bracing for what may be the most intense Trump protest yet as Congress is poised to formally declare Biden president-elect.
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Police in Washington DC prepare for pro-Trump rallies as Congress certifies Biden s win
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WASHINGTON – A city accustomed to mass protests is gearing up for especially intense ones over what should be the most mundane of political events: the counting of Electoral College votes during a special joint session of Congress.
At the urging of President Donald Trump, however, die-hard supporters are planning to descend on the nation s capital Jan. 6, to pressure Republican lawmakers into aligning themselves with the doomed effort to overturn Joe Biden s electoral victory.