1/17/2021

CIVIL UNREST: “In court papers and interviews, at least four pro-Trump rioters have said they joined the march that spiraled into violence in part because the president encouraged them to do so…

On Wednesday, Mr. Trump was impeached for a second time after the House voted to approve a single charge, citing his part in whipping up the mob that descended on the Capitol on Jan. 6 after attending a rally where Mr. Trump and his allies repeated his baseless assertions that the election was rigged against him. He now faces a trial in the Senate that could disqualify him from future office.”

-Alan Feuer and Nicole Hong, “‘I Answered the Call of My President’: Rioters Say Trump Urged Them On,” nytimes.com, Jan. 17, 2021