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NBC Nightly News Broadcast (Full) - January 18th, 2021 | NBC Nightly News
Jan 19, 2021
Washington, D.C. on high alert ahead of Inauguration Day, a look at President-elect Biden’s first 10 days in office, and Yolanda Renee King’s inspiring message to other kids.

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JANUARY 18, 2021
First Lady Melania Trump Farewell Address
First lady Melania Trump delivered her farewell address from the White House. She spoke about her time as first lady and her initiative, Be Best.



James Comey calls threat of riots on Inauguration Day ‘very concerning’
The former FBI chief says President Donald Trump is to blame for attacks on the U.S. Capitol and expresses concern over Trump receiving post-presidency general intelligence briefings.
In scathing draft of letter never made public, Trump chided James Comey for 'erratic,' 'self-indulgent' conduct

The president's draft was scrapped by White House legal counsel.


Jan. 18 - In the days before President Donald Trump fired James Comey as FBI director -- one of the most defining moments of his presidency -- Trump penned a scathing letter to Comey that has never been publicly released.

In fact, the four-page letter was never even sent to Comey because White House lawyers quickly determined it should never see the "light of day," Special Counsel Robert Mueller later recounted.

Mueller reviewed the May 2017 letter as part of his wide-ranging investigation and mentioned parts of it in his final report, but the letter has remained largely hidden from the public nearly four years later.

Now, a source connected to Mueller's probe has relayed the contents of the letter to ABC News, which -- especially in light of recent events -- offer a telling look at how Trump viewed the then-leader of the nation's top law enforcement agency.

“Your conduct has grown unpredictable and even erratic – including rambling and self-indulgent public performances that have baffled experts, citizens and law enforcement professionals alike – making it impossible for you to effectively lead this agency,” Trump wrote to Comey.     continue to read

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Biden plans to roll out dozens of executive orders in his first 10 days as president.
President-elect Joe Biden’s team has developed a raft of decrees that he can issue after the inauguration to begin reversing some of President Trump’s policies.

Jan. 19 - President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to start his administration with dozens of executive directives on top of expansive legislative proposals in a 10-day blitz meant to signal a turning point for a nation reeling from disease, economic turmoil, racial strife and now the aftermath of the assault on the Capitol.

Mr. Biden’s team has developed a raft of decrees that he can issue on his own authority after the inauguration on Wednesday to begin reversing some of President Trump’s most hotly disputed policies. Advisers hope the flurry of action, without waiting for Congress, will establish a sense of momentum for the new president even as the Senate puts his predecessor on trial.

On his first day in office alone, Mr. Biden intends a flurry of executive orders that will be partly substantive and partly symbolic. They include rescinding the travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries; rejoining the Paris climate change accord; extending pandemic-related limits on evictions and student loan payments; issuing a mask mandate for federal property and interstate travel; and ordering agencies to figure out how to reunite children separated from their families after crossing the border, according to a memo circulated on Saturday by Ron Klain, his incoming White House chief of staff, and obtained by The New York Times.     continue to read
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All 50 US States On Alert For Armed Protests Today
All 50 US states are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration this week, January 20.

Jan. 17 - Following a warning from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that armed marches in support of Donald Trump could take place at all state Capitols, National Guard troops have been deployed across Washington DC to deter possible riots.


Posts on pro-Trump and far-right online networks have called for protests on a number of dates, with today, January 17, being one of them.

The groups are also said to be planning a march in Washington DC on January 20, inauguration day itself, BBC News reports.

However, some supporters have urged others not to attend, citing heavy security and claims that the planned events are ‘police traps’.

One internal FBI bulletin, which was seen by ABC News, warned that one group has called for ‘storming’ state, local and federal courthouses across the US on the day Biden takes office.

Ahead of January 20, much of Washington DC will be placed in lockdown and National Guard troops will be deployed in their thousands.

Already, many streets have been blocked off with concrete barriers and metal fences. At the request of the Secret Service, the National Mall, which is usually jam-packed with people for inaugurations, has been shut.     continue to rad
JANUARY 17, 2021
Vice President Pence Addresses Troops at Fort Drum, New York
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence traveled to Fort Drum, New York, for what the second lady told the audience was their “very last trip as vice president and second lady of the United States.” Vice President Pence thanked the members of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division for their service to the nation and reflected on the military accomplishments of the Trump administration. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), a member of the Armed Services Committee and whose district includes Fort Drum, introduced second lady Karen Pence.
Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington on January 6 prior to the riot at the Capitol building.

Rudy Giuliani's impeachment trial claim denied by Trump campaign

Jan. 18 - It seems the rift between President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is growing, with a recent miscommunication between the pair leaving Giuliani in an awkward position.

On Saturday, Giuliani told ABC News he would be working as part of Trump's defence team for his upcoming impeachment trial.

Trump recently became the first President in US history to be impeached twice, following claims he incited the riot at the Capitol earlier this month that led to five deaths.

"I'm involved right now … that's what I'm working on," Giuliani told the publication.

He said the President's defence would likely include allegations of widespread voter fraud, despite these claims being repeatedly rejected.

"They basically claimed that anytime (Trump) says voter fraud, or I do, or anybody else, we're inciting to violence; that those words are fighting words because it's totally untrue," Giuliani said.
"Well, if you can prove that it's true, or at least true enough so it's a legitimate viewpoint, then they are no longer fighting words."

However, just hours later Trump campaign spokesperson J. Hogan Gidley released a statement that completely contradicted Giuliani's comments.     continue to read

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January 17, 2021

Michael Cohen: N.Y. PROSECUTORS WILL BE THE "FIRST ON LINE" TO BRING "TRUMP AND FAMILY TO JUSTICE”
Jan 18, 2021
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and author of ‘Disloyal,’ joins Ali Velshi to discuss the Trump administration’s final days and what Trump could do next. Says Cohen, “he’s going to continue to blow the dog whistle, he’s going to continue to speak in code, he’s going to continue to rile up his 26-27% base of this country that he has that’s willing to do crazy things, including storm the Capitol.”
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January 18, 2021
Meet The Press Broadcast ( Full) - January 17th, 2020 | Meet The Press | NBC News
Jan 18, 2021
Mayor of the District of Columbia Muriel Bowser (D) talks to Meet the Press about the security preparations in Washington, DC ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) discusses the next phase of the impeachment process as President Trump’s administration comes to an end. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) tells Chuck Todd that she opposed impeachment because Democrats skipped the usual investigative process. Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses the more virulent coronavirus strains that are under study, and the future of vaccination efforts. Kristen Welker, Rich Lowry and Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) join the Meet the Press roundtable.


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JANUARY 15, 2021
President-elect Biden on COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on his plan for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. He outlined five points to his plan, which included getting more people vaccinated, creating federally funded vaccination sites, and increasing vaccine production to allow for faster distribution. While discussing mask wearing, the president-elect addressed reports of Republican congressmen refusing to wear masks while in secure locations during the attack on the U.S. Capitol. He said it was “shocking,” later adding, “what the hell’s a matter with them? It’s time to grow up.” 
JANUARY 15, 2021
Senator Murphy on Attack on U.S. Capitol
Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) discussed the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol at a virtual event hosted by the Atlantic Council. Senator Murphy was asked about Inauguration Day security, the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, and domestic terrorism laws. Senator Murphy, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, also addressed foreign policy priorities and U.S. global leadership. He was interviewed by CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett. 



Trump supporters among those seeking Jan. 20 protest permits

Jan. 15 - WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump are among a handful of groups that have applied for permits to hold protests during Joe Biden’s inauguration. But it appears unlikely their application will be approved as the National Park Service greatly curtails protests as part of a major security lockdown.


The NPS released details Friday of the five permit applications it had received so far for demonstrations. Among them, was a group called “Let America Hear Us, Roar For Trump.”

NPS spokesman Mike Litterst told The Associated Press that the pro-Trump group had “not responded to our repeated attempts to contact them and set up a meeting regarding their application and their permit is therefore unlikely to be issued.”

The Department of Interior had fended off calls from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and others to simply cancel all demonstration permits, after a rally by President Donald Trump on Jan. 6 turned into a devastating attack on Congress and lawmakers. But Litterst said two groups had been approved to hold small demonstrations in specific locations, a pair of leftist organizations called D.C. Action Lab and the Answer Coalition.

On Friday Jeff Reinbold, NPS superintendent for the National Mall, said the two approved groups had agreed to each keep their demonstrations below 100 people. Each group would be scanned with magnetometers, and escorted by U.S. Park Police to the permitted location, “and then they’ll have the ability to express their first amendment rights,” Reinbold said.
The park service on Friday closed Washington’s National Mall to the general public until after Wednesday’s inauguration. Thousands of National Guard troops are deployed in the nation’s capital.     source
National Park Service Closes National Mall Ahead Of Inauguration
​National Park Service Closes National Mall Ahead Of Inauguration


Jan. 15 - WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) -- The National Park Service, in coordination with the U.S. Secret Service, have closed the National Mall to the public starting at 11 a.m. Friday through Jan. 21.

However, permitted First Amendment activities will be allowed in designated locations near U.S. Navy Memorial and John Marshall Park. Up to 100 people will be able to gather and they will be monitored by authorities.
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The closure was ordered to ensure safety and security within the area where the 59th presidential inauguration of Joe Biden will take place.     continue to read
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JANUARY 14, 2021
President-elect Biden on $1.9 COVID-19 Relief Proposal
President-elect Joe Biden spoke on his proposal for a legislative package to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. While outlining his economic relief plan, the president-elect said they “will finish the job of getting a total of 2000 dollars in cash relief to people who need it the most,” saying the 600 dollars people have already received was not enough. Also included in his proposal is extended unemployment insurance, rent relief, food assistance, keeping essential frontline workers on the job, and aid to small businesses. 
January 14, 2021
James Comey Discussion on the U.S. Justice
Comey, a former FBI director, discussed the U.S. justice system during a virtual event hosted by the Washington Post. When asked about the attack on the U.S. Capitol, he said he was sickened “to see this reality of democracy under assault.” When asked about the potential for President Trump to self-pardon, the former FBI director said he “knows our president is not a genius,” but that if he “pardons himself, he would provoke the Department of Justice almost into being required to prosecute him.” 



Murkowski says it would be 'appropriate' to bar Trump from holding office again

​Jan. 14 - Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said this week that she believes it would be "appropriate" to block President Trump from holding future office adding she believes he has committed an impeachable offense.

 
Murkowski hasn't said if she will vote to convict Trump at the end of a Senate trial after a bipartisan coalition in the House impeached Trump for "willfully inciting violence against the Government of the United States."
 
"What I will tell you is that what I believe is that this president has committed an impeachable offense through his words on the sixth of January, and leading up to the sixth of January, when he was not honest to the American people about the election and the election results," Murkowski told KTUU, an Alaska TV station, on Wednesday.      continue to read
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The National Guard is ramping up its presence in Washington, DC, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration following the Capitol siege on January 6. 

There will be more US troops in DC for Biden's inauguration than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, a stark reminder of the danger of homegrown extremism


Jan. 13 - ..."There will be at least 10,000 National Guard troops in Washington, DC, by Saturday to bump up security ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's January 20 inauguration. Comparatively, as of January 15 there will be roughly 2,500 US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq respectively (about 5,000 total).

There are currently 6,200 National Guard troops in Washington, and National Guard Bureau chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson said he has authorization to deploy as many as 15,000 troops to DC for inauguration. There are major concerns about security for inauguration following the pro-Trump Capitol siege on January 6, which led to five deaths and sent shockwaves through the nation"...     more details
JANUARY 13, 2021 | PART OF U.S. HOUSE IMPEACHES PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR SECOND TIME, 232-197
U.S. House of Representatives
Debate on Impeachment of President Trump
The House debated the second impeachment of President Trump.
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JANUARY 13, 2021
Speaker Pelosi Remarks at Impeachment Article Engrossment Ceremony
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered brief remarks at an engrossment ceremony following debate and a vote on an article of impeachment against President Trump. The Speaker said “the House demonstrated that no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States.” 
How Trump's second impeachment could define Republican party

Jan. 14 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is “heartbroken” over what the second impeachment of President Trump means for the country. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur explains how Trump’s second impeachment could change the course of the Republican party's future.  click for video


Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer have to navigate slim majorities to pass another aid package.

Biden preps coronavirus ‘rescue’ plan, with ‘recovery’ bill to follow
Democratic leaders face 60-vote Senate hurdle, with Republicans wary of additional deficit spending

Jan. 13 - President-elect Joe Biden has settled on a two-step strategy for moving his policy agenda through Congress this year, beginning with a COVID-19 rescue package he'll unveil Thursday night and continuing later this year with what's likely to be a more partisan economic recovery measure.

Biden is hoping to gain Republican support for what Democrats are billing their rescue plan, which is aimed at addressing the immediate effects of the pandemic and its associated economic impacts. The plan has components to address vaccine distribution, aid to households and assistance to communities, according to several people familiar with the plan who were not authorized to speak publicly.

Biden's transition team announced Wednesday that Biden will deliver remarks from Wilmington, Del., at 7:15 p.m. Thursday to outline his rescue package “to fund vaccinations and provide immediate, direct relief to working families and communities bearing the brunt of this crisis and call on both parties in Congress to move his proposals quickly.”     continue to read
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JANUARY 12, 2021 | PART OF HOUSE ADOPTS RULE FOR CONSIDERATION OF IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP
House Rules Considers Impeachment Resolution Against President Trump, Part 2
The House Rules Committee debates impeachment resolution against President Trump following the attack on the U.S. capitol January 6, 2021.
In a written response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Vice-President Mike Pence has stated he will not remove Donald Trump from office via the 25th amendment.
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Christopher Stanton Georgia, an insurrectionist who participated in the riot of pro-Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday killed himself suicide over the weekend. In this January 6, 2021 photo, Trump supporters gather in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.
Georgia Man Arrested in Pro-Trump Capitol Riot Dies by Suicide


Jan 13 - Christopher Stanton Georgia, a man from the state of Georgia who was recently arrested for participating in last Wednesday's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, died on Saturday by suicide after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

Georgia had been charged with "entering certain property, that is, the United States Capitol Grounds, against the will of the United States Capitol Police" past the set Washington D.C. curfew of 6 p.m. local time. He was arrested with three other men in his group.

Georgia was just one of 70 of the arrestees who have been charged for their role in last Wednesday's riot when supporters of Donald Trump raided the Capitol to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin has promised "hundreds" more arrests are forthcoming.     continue to read
JANUARY 12, 2021
Senator Schumer News Conference in New York
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to have the Senate quickly reconvene to vote on the impeachment resolution against President Trump, should it pass the House of Representatives in the next couple of days. Sen. Schumer said a 2004 law allows the majority and minority leaders, by themselves, to agree to reconvene the Senate in an emergency situation, rather than by having to reach a unanimous consent agreement among all senators, which Sen. McConnell said was required. Sen. Schumer also called on the FBI and TSA to add individuals to the no-fly list who participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol the previous week. Additionally, the minority leader condemned President Trump for his comments earlier in the day in which he assumed no responsibility for his part in inciting the riot and instead blamed others. The news conference held on the streets of New York City was temporarily interrupted by a protester. 
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