Jan. 8, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a letter that if President Donald Trump did not resign immediately, the House would move to impeach the president, according to a report in the New York Times.
“Today, following the president’s dangerous and seditious acts, Republicans in Congress need to follow that example and call on Trump to depart his office immediately,” she wrote. “If the president does not leave office imminently and willingly, the Congress will proceed with our action.”
Pelosi also told lawmakers on Friday there was more support for impeaching Trump among Democrats now than there was the first time around, CNN reported, citing source on Democratic caucus call.
U.S. Capitol siege emboldens motley crew of extremists
01/08/2021 | 05:56pm EDT
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WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - As the nation recoiled in
horror at scenes of rioting and chaos in the U.S. Capitol on
Wednesday, some right-wing and anti-government extremists saw
the violence as the fulfillment of a patriotic duty or
opportunity to advance their agenda.
Among the inspired was Mike Dunn, a 20-year-old follower of
the boogaloo anti-government movement, whose adherents
anticipate a revolution toppling the federal government or a
second U.S. civil war.
Dunn, who lives in Virginia, said three or four groups of
Synopsis
There have been discussions at the White House about Trump leaving Washington on Jan. 19, a source familiar with the matter said.
President Trump skipping inauguration a ‘good thing’: Joe Biden
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Friday he won t attend President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration on Jan. 20, undercutting his message a day earlier that he would work to ensure a ``smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power to his successor.
Trump offered no clues for how he would spend his final hours in office, and will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successor s swearing-in. Traditionally, the incoming and outgoing presidents ride to the U.S. Capitol together for the ceremony, as a symbol of the nation s peaceful transition.
CEO Jay Timmons said in a statement Wednesday that Vice President Mike Pence should consider working with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment “to preserve democracy.”