Biden Will Kick Off Inaugural Events at a Ceremony Honoring Victims of Covid-19
Events on Wednesday, when Joseph R. Biden Jr. takes the oath of office, will have a more celebratory theme.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. worked a conveyor belt assembling food boxes with his daughter and granddaughter in Philadelphia on Monday.Credit.Doug Mills/The New York Times
Jan. 18, 2021
WASHINGTON President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will arrive in the nation’s capital on Tuesday evening for an inauguration eve ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool honoring the nearly 400,000 people who have died during the coronavirus pandemic that will be his first priority after he is sworn in the next day.
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Updated on: January 19, 2021 / 8:15 AM / CBS NEWS Trump to pardon, commute up to 100 people
President Trump plans to spend his last full day in office on Tuesday issuing 100 pardons or commutations, a senior administration official and a senior White House official tell CBS News. Meanwhile, the Senate will reconvene that day for the first time since the House impeached Mr. Trump last week, and will begin confirmation hearings for some of President-elect Joe Biden s Cabinet nominees.
It s not yet known who Mr. Trump plans on pardoning, although one source said the president isn t expected to pardon himself.
Mr. Trump stayed out of the public eye on Monday, while first lady Melania Trump issued a farewell video. She did not directly reference the January 6 assault on the Capitol, but she did say, Be passionate in everything you do, but always remember that violence is never the answer and will never be justified.
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“She was a freshman, she might have had a large number of people coming to be with her on this historic occasion and just wanting to give them the opportunity to have a tour,” he added. “But it is pretty clear that her team is the team she’s not on the home team. She was with the visitors.”
Pressed by CNN’s Jim Sciutto whether he knew if any of the people with Ms. Boebert had attended the riot, the congressman responded, “I do not.”
Mr. Cohen has not reported his observation to the FBI or Capitol Police, a spokesperson for the congressman told CNN.