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Saturday 9 January 2021
Continued from front loyalists at a rally Wednes-
The president has sole au- day at the White House
thority to order the launch to march on the Capitol
of a nuclear weapon, but where Congress was certi-
a military commander fying the Electoral College
could refuse the order if it tally of Biden's election.
were determined to be il- Rep. James Clyburn, the
legal. Trump has not pub- No. 3 House Democrat, told
licly made such threats, CNN: "Everyone knows that
but some lawmakers are this president is deranged."
sounding alarms that he One leading Republican
could do great damage critic of Trump, Sen. Ben
on military or other issues on Sasse of Nebraska, said he
his way out. will "definitely consider" im-
The attack on the Capitol peachment.
left five dead, including a Schumer said he and Pe-
protester and a police offi- losi tried to call Pence early
cer. Trump is to leave office Thursday to discuss the 25th
Jan. 20 when Democrat Amendment option but
Joe Biden is sworn in, and were unable to connect
he has said he will not at- with him.
tend the inauguration. Most Democrats, and
"This unhinged president Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. many Republicans, put the
could not be more danger- Associated Press blame squarely on Trump
ous," Pelosi said of the cur- after swarms of protesters
rent situation. said "impeaching the Presi- Sicknick died. Three other less action at the Capitol." bearing Trump flags and
If Trump were to be im- dent with just 12 days left in people died from "medical On her call with colleagues, clothing broke into the
peached by the House his term will only divide our emergencies" during the Pelosi grew emotional talk- Capitol and caused de-
and convicted by the Sen- country more. " demonstration. ing about Wednesday's struction and evacuations.
ate, he might also be pre- McCarthy said he has Strong criticism of Trump, events. She told the law- The House impeached
vented from running again reached out to Biden and who urged the protesters to makers they had a choice Trump in 2019, but the Re-
for the presidency in 2024 plans to speak with the march to the Capitol, con- to make on impeachment, publican-led Senate ac-
or ever holding public of- Democratic president- tinued unabated. according to a person on quitted him in early 2020.
fice again. He would be elect about working to- "Every day that he remains the call who was granted Three Democrats on the
only the president twice im- gether to "lower the tem- in office, he is a danger to anonymity to discuss it. House Judiciary Commit-
peached. A person grant- perature." the Republic," said Rep. Pelosi and Democratic Sen- tee began Thursday to cir-
ed anonymity to discuss The final days of Trump's Adam Schiff, D-Calif. ate leader Chuck Schumer culate articles of impeach-
the private call said Pelosi presidency are spinning Schiff, who led Trump's im- have called on Vice Presi- ment drafted by Reps. Da-
also discussed other ways toward a chaotic end as peachment in 2019, said in dent Mike Pence and the vid Cicilline of Rhode Island,
Trump might be forced to he holes up at the White a statement that Trump "lit Cabinet to invoke the 25th Jamie Raskin of Maryland
resign. House, abandoned by the fuse which exploded Amendment to to force and Ted Lieu of California.
Biden, meanwhile, said he many aides, leading Re- on Wednesday at the Cap- Trump from office. It's a pro- During a new conference
is focused on his job as he publicans and Cabinet itol." cess for removing the presi- Thursday, Pelosi challenged
prepares to take office. members. He was tweet- Articles of impeachment dent and installing the vice several Cabinet members
Asked about impeach- ing again after his Twitter are expected to be intro- president to take over. by name, including Sec-
ment, he said, "That's a de- account was reinstated, duced on Monday, with But action by Pence or the retary of State Mike Pom-
cision for the Congress to reverting to an aggressive a House vote as soon as Cabinet now appears un- peo and Treasury Secretary
make." statement that his sup- Wednesday, according to likely, especially after two Steve Mnuchin.
Conviction in the Repub- porters must not be "disre- two people familiar with top officials, Education "Do they stand by these
lican Senate at this late spected" after he sent out the planning and granted Secretary Betsy DeVos and actions?" Pelosi asked. "Are
date would seem unlikely, a calmer Thursday video anonymity to discuss it. Transportation Secretary they ready to say that for
though in a sign of Trump's decrying the violence. A draft of the impeach- Elaine Chao suddenly re- the next 13 days this dan-
shattering of the party Calls are mounting for legal ment resolution charges signed in the aftermath of gerous man can do further
many Republicans were si- action following the Capi- Trump with abuse of pow- the violence at the Capitol harm to our country?"
lent on the issue. tol attack, in which one er, saying he "willfully made and would no longer be in Pence has not publicly
One Trump ally, Republican protester was shot to death statements that encour- the Cabinet to make such addressed the possibil-
Minority Leader Rep. Kevin by Capitol police and aged — and foreseeably a case. ity of invoking the 25th
McCarthy of California, Capitol police officer Brian resulted in — imminent law- Trump had encouraged Amendment.q

Dominion sues Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Do- Washington. come. governors in Arizona and "there are mountains of
minion Voting Systems Powell has for weeks She has claimed that the Georgia, key battleground direct evidence that con-
filed a defamation lawsuit claimed without evidence company was created in states crucial to Biden's vic- clusively disprove Powell's
against lawyer Sidney Pow- that the election technol- Venezuela to rig elections tory, also vouched for the vote manipulation claims
ell on Friday, seeking at ogy vendor, whose vote- for the late leader Hugo integrity of the elections against Dominion — name-
least $1.3 billion for Powell's counting equipment was Chavez and that it has the in their states. Nearly all ly, the millions of paper bal-
"wild accusations" that the used in several states, was ability to switch votes. the legal challenges from lots that were audited and
company rigged the presi- part of a scheme to steal There was no widespread Trump and his allies have recounted by bipartisan
dential election for Joe the election from President fraud in the election, which been dismissed by judges, officials and volunteers in
Biden. Donald Trump. a range of election officials including two tossed by Georgia and other swing
"Dominion brings this action Powell has been represent- across the country includ- the Supreme Court, which states, which confirmed
to set the record straight," ing Trump in a series of un- ing Trump's former attorney includes three Trump-nom- that Dominion accurately
the company said in the successful lawsuits filed to general, William Barr, have inated justices. counted votes on paper
suit filed in federal court in contest the election out- confirmed. Republican The company said there ballots."q