Trump explodes at Nixon comparisons as he prepares to leave office
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump turns to reporters as he exits the White House to walk toward Marine One on the South Lawn on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. Following last week s deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol, President Trump is making his first public appearance with a trip to the town of Alamo, Texas to view the construction of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Now playing
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McConnell is signaling he s in favor of impeachment, GOP source says
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives at the US Capitol on January 1. Samuel Corum/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling he is in favor of impeachment, a GOP source familiar with McConnell s thinking tells CNN. Unlike Kevin McCarthy, he doesn t think Trump will just fade away, thinks the party needs to make a clean break to save itself, this person said.
Ultimately, however, it is up to McConnell to say where he stands on impeachment. His silence so far has been deliberate, and he is very careful with what he says.
Trump releases video calling for calm; doesn t mention impeachment
In a new White House video, President Trump calls for calm as the threat of new violence casts a pall over Washington.
Posted: Jan 13, 2021 5:29 PM
Updated: Jan 13, 2021 5:30 PM
Posted By: CNN
On the day he was impeached for a history-making second time, President Donald Trump lacked a comprehensive legal strategy, had nothing on his public schedule and was without his preferred social media methods of responding in part because his son-in-law put a stop to efforts establishing his presence on fringe platforms after he was banned from Twitter.
It amounted to near-invisibility for the President at the most perilous moment of his presidency, which is ending in tumult and dramatic rebuke from members of his own party.
Under Heavy Pressure, Trump Releases Video Condemning Capitol Siege
The video was made public after President Trump was impeached a second time and after he told his supporters in the hours following the start of the riot last week that “we love you.”
President Trump speaking during a video posted on the White House Twitter feed on Wednesday.Credit.Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Jan. 13, 2021
Under heavy pressure from his advisers, President Trump on Wednesday released a five-minute video recorded in the Oval Office condemning last week’s mob violence at the Capitol and urging his supporters to stand down from further rioting next week.