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White House staff struggling to talk Trump out of pardoning himself on Tuesday: report
January 18, 2021
On Monday, The Guardian reported that White House aides have done everything they can to try to talk outgoing President Donald Trump out of pardoning himself or members of his family on Tuesday, his final full day of office, when he is expected to release a final list of over 100 pardons and commutations.
"White House officials say Trump has privately debated with aides whether he should take the extraordinary step of issuing a pardon for himself. Some administration insiders have reportedly warned against a self-pardon, arguing that it would make Trump look guilty," reported Martin Pengelly and Luke Harding. "On Sunday, Trump met his son-in-law Jared Kushner, daughter Ivanka Trump and senior advisers to thrash out a lengthy list of pardon requests, the Washington Post reported. The meeting took up much of the day. The president was personally engaged with the details of every case, it said."
<p>Another consideration, according to reports, is that Trump would <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-self-pardon-2649877547/" target="_blank">open himself up to civil suits</a> for the damage and suffering caused by his conduct if he were to pardon himself of potential crimes.</p><p>It is not known who Trump plans to pardon, but it is expected to be a mixture of relatively noncontroversial pardons for nonviolent drug offenses, as well as more politically-motivated pardons of allies and white-collar criminals.</p>
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US Capitol goes on lockdown after ‘external security threat’ and smoke seen behind the building
January 18, 2021
Rehearsals for the inauguration began Monday morning, but shortly after 10 a.m. EST smoke was seen on the east side of the U.S. Capitol building.
MSNBC's Garrett Haake said that over the Capitol loudspeaker it was announced that people inside must shelter in place and stay away from doors and windows due to an "external security threat."
<p>Capitol Hill staffers were sent a message saying: "The West Front of the Capitol has just been evacuated. We've been moved, staff were sent this notice: All buildings within the Capitol Complex: External security threat, no entry or exit is permitted, stay away from exterior windows, doors. If outside, seek cover. USCP"</p><p><br/></p><p>Interstate 295 is one of the only roads that can be used through the area surrounding the U.S. Capitol ahead of the inauguration and the smoke appeared to be coming from that direction. Reporters in the area noticed security locking gates and clearing people around the security checkpoints. </p><p>Officials <a href="https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/1351192665241640960" target="_blank">told the Associated Press</a> that the evacuation of the inaugural rehearsal was prompted by a fire several blocks away. It is "not believed to be a threat."</p><p>National Guard soldiers told one reporter that it was a propane tank that exploded. </p><p>Photos posted to social media showed what appeared to be a homeless encampment on fire.</p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="efa15e346974e0f3578f5216efb3f71c" id="34e7a"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1351188890665811978"><div style="margin:1em 0">“Fire in Navy Yard DC. Smoke pouring out from under the highway.” https://t.co/M5qkaPm2qm https://t.co/mAVn2fFvZM</div> — PoPville (@PoPville)<a href="https://twitter.com/PoPville/statuses/1351188890665811978">1610983510.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c17a6650b26bfd9d413414d0fd2f7e2a" id="4dd49"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1351188693076348929"><div style="margin:1em 0">Huge cloud of smoke in Washington DC Freeway at 395- 695 Freeway right. G the Capitol. https://t.co/EQnv0OMRxE</div> — Saqib Ul Islam (@Saqib Ul Islam)<a href="https://twitter.com/SaqibIslam/statuses/1351188693076348929">1610983462.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="726a87ed53c9ddaccafa538acec609fd" id="443f2"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1351191466002030595"><div style="margin:1em 0">it looks like the fire took place in a homeless encampment below the highway — midway between nats park and the cap… https://t.co/b5HAr8ph7G</div> — Christian Datoc (@Christian Datoc)<a href="https://twitter.com/TocRadio/statuses/1351191466002030595">1610984124.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2b8a25c18192b5172af2e9ed82e982e8" id="8056c"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1351195126023008256"><div style="margin:1em 0">BREAKING: Guard source tells me a propane tank exploded at a homeless camp near the Capitol. Several other propane… https://t.co/8K7Og8pJEw</div> — Lara Seligman (@Lara Seligman)<a href="https://twitter.com/laraseligman/statuses/1351195126023008256">1610984996.0</a></blockquote></div>
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A Republican candidate for Phoenix City Council has now deleted tweets she wrote earlier in the month praising the pro-Trump rioters at the United States Capitol building as "patriots."
The Arizona Republic reports that GOP candidate Nicole Garcia on January 6th wrote tweets that gushed over the rioters who were assaulting the Capitol building in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
<p>"We weren't kidding when we said it's 1776," she wrote in a now-deleted tweet. "Patriots don't allow stolen elections."</p><p>In another since-deleted tweet, Garcia described the riots as "the most American thing that's happened in a long time."</p><p>And back in December, <a href="https://twitter.com/garciaforphx/status/1335805488303202305" target="_blank">in a tweet that still remains online</a>, Garcia claimed that Democrats "used" the novel coronavirus pandemic to "rig the election."</p><p>"The people will overthrow this type of government and start new," she added.</p><p>In an email sent to the Arizona Republic, Garcia claimed that her tweets were being misconstrued.</p><p>"I never said to overthrow anything," she claimed, despite literally saying that "the people will overthrow" the government. "It's stupid to suggest or say I did."</p>
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