2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down

[Bob Schroeck]

McConnell is said to be pleased about impeachment, believing it will be easier to purge Trump from the G.O.P.

House GOP chair Liz Cheney, two other Republican lawmakers will vote to impeach Trump

In a statement, Cheney said Trump “summoned this mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack.”

“Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the President,” the Republican conference chair said. “The President could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not. There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.”

Military Joint Chiefs condemn "sedition and insurrection" at US Capitol

One interesting takeaway from that:

CNN has learned the US Army is working with the Secret Service to determine if there are soldiers who will be part of the National Guard contingent providing security at Biden's inauguration who require additional background screening.
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"There is no place for extremism in the military and we will investigate each report individually and take appropriate action," the spokesperson said.

EDIT TO ADD:

Trump, House GOP relationship suddenly deteriorates

Gee, I wonder why.