1/7/2021

IMPEACHMENT/MEDIA: “The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal, the American flagship of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire, denounced President Trump on Thursday [Jan. 7, 2021] for inciting a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol and encouraged Mr. Trump to resign from office to prevent a second impeachment by the Democratic-controlled House.

In an unsigned article with the headline ‘Donald Trump’s Final Days,’ The Journal’s editorial page — a bellwether for the conservative establishment — excoriated the president for ‘an assault on the constitutional process of transferring power after an election.'”

-Michael M. Grynbaum, “Wall Street Journal Editorial Urges Trump to Resign to Avoid Impeachment,” nytimes.com, Jan. 7, 2021