(Recorded February 11, 2021) This Week: (1) impeachment; (2) COVID; and (3) the news round-up.
This Week’s Links:
Given this week’s show, we thought you might find these interesting.
Impeachment
- Trump Prosecutors Want a Verdict From the Public and History – The New York Times
- The Entire Republican Party Is on Trial | The New Republic
- https://www.commentarymagazine.com/john-podhoretz/trumps-mob-would-have-killed-them-if-it-had-the-chance/
- Impeachment Trial Day 2 Highlights: Prosecution Recreates Capitol Riot Using Explicit, Never-Before-Seen Video – The New York Times
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/impeachment-trial-trump-conviction-opinion-poll/
- Trump’s defense team expected to finish its arguments in one day – CNNPolitics
- Graham assures Trump of acquittal after rocky start to trial | TheHill
- Trump Enraged by Defense Lawyers’ Performance – The New York Times
- McConnell not pressuring GOP to acquit Trump | TheHill
- Trump censure within ‘realm of possibility’ if impeachment fails: Sen. Jeff Merkley – ABC News
- Bloomberg – Are you a robot?
COVID
- Democratic leaders dig in on minimum wage amid Senate resistance – POLITICO
- Democrats clash over a $15 minimum wage in the Covid relief package
- Dr. Fauci: It will be ‘open season’ by April for everyone to receive vaccines
- ‘Overwhelm the problem’: Inside Biden’s war on COVID-19
- Inside Bidenworld’s plan to punish the GOP for opposing Covid relief – POLITICO
News Round-up
- https://www.axios.com/pelosi-capitol-police-congressional-gold-medal-d64c3877-b068-4073-a478-b110e6147c6c.html
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-goes-full-conspiracy-theorist-ties-insurrection-to-george-floyds-death?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTlRCaVlqWXpOVGd3WW1JeCIsInQiOiI0NmJibFZBdEhFRVZ0OXhVVFlXZnpCN2tcL3FrU3k3WFFBb0FtYVArWFlBRzdXSjVURTgreUhVdENrXC9WaXM1VnVcL080WnJGMnhic0lvNjkxYWZmU0xxSHIxWUNXUHZFWkpsRUJ4aVRzWnZUaGZRdVR5aFowUGR5Y3llbDJQWk9GQiJ9
- Biden terminates Trump emergency order used to construct border wall | TheHill
- Migrant Families Force Biden to Confront New Border Crisis – The New York Times
- Biden administration moves to terminate Trump era migration agreements – CNNPolitics
- Newsom shifts into defense mode as California recall takes shape – POLITICO
- https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1359505558814998531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1359505558814998531%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Ftwitter-says-trump-is-banned-forever-even-if-he-becomes-president-again-in-2024
- Georgia Officials Review Trump’s Phone Call to Raffensperger – The New York Times
- Georgia Secretary of State’s office launches probe into Trump’s election phone call | Reuters
- DOJ asks Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign – CNNPolitics
- https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/02/corey-lewandowski-allegedly-pitched-more-1-million-trump-pardon/617980/
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