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.
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The president-elect is expected to lay out his plans today for an initial effort to combat the coronavirus and a subsequent one to address economic recovery.
Murkowski Is Latest G.O.P. Senator to Signal Possible Support for Convicting Trump
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The timing of the Senate’s impeachment trial remains unclear. President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a sweeping economic plan on Thursday that included additional $1,400 stimulus checks. The Secret Service will establish a security “green zone” in the capital ahead of Inauguration Day.
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Senator Lisa Murkowski speaks at a news conference in the Capitol building.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, said on Thursday that the House had acted “appropriately” in impeaching President Trump, signaling possible support for convicting him at a Senate trial in a statement that called his actions “unlawful” and said that they warranted consequences.