PRESIDENT Trump is plotting revenge against the ten Republicans who voted to impeach him.
According to the Wall Street Journal, some ten Republicans voted to impeach Mr Trump on a single count of inciting an insurrection.
Mr Trump summoned his aides to brief him on the ten rebels as he demanded to know "whether he had ever done anything for them".
Meanwhile, Capitol rioter Jenna Ryan said that Trump should pardon her and all other who involved in the events.
"I think we all deserve a pardon. I’m facing a prison sentence," Ryan said.
Ryan was arrested and investigators said there is probable cause for multiple charges against her, according to a Fox News reporter.
She told KTVT that she's a "normal person" and was just doing what Trump told her to do when she went to the Capitol.
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- Lottie Tiplady-Bishop
POLICE CHIEF: 'WE WON'T TOLERATE VIOLENCE'
Michigan State Police Lieutenant Brian Oleksyk said: "We want to make this a safe environment for people to come down here to express their constitutional rights.
"We don't know how many people are going to attend or how many groups or what groups. But we are prepared to protect this building as well as the people that are here.
"We're not going to tolerate any type of violence, any type of destruction of property, any assault to police officers (or) other people here expressing their constitutional rights, as well as the media.
"That's criminal behavior, and we will arrest those people for those crimes."
- Lottie Tiplady-Bishop
COMEY SAYS INAUGRUATION IS UNDER THREAT
Former FBI boss James Comey has warned Joe Biden's inauguration is under threat from "armed, disturbed" people following the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.
Security across the country was increased leading up to Biden's big day on January 20, following the FBI's warning for armed protests in all 50 US states.
- Lottie Tiplady-Bishop
'ANTI-GOVERNMENT' PROTESTORS GATHER ACROSS US
Groups of pro-Trump protesters have gathered across the US ahead of President-elect Biden's inaugruation.
A camo-clad group were seen in Oregon holding guns and a sign that said "disarm the Government".
- Joseph Gamp
BIDEN'S FIRST MOVES
Joe Biden will reportedly visit the United Kingdom for his first overseas trip as he sets out a busy agenda for his first few days as President.
During his trip, he would be expected to meet with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, The Sunday Telegraph reports.
Diplomatic sources said any claims of a personality clash between Biden and Boris were “overblown”, but added “there will always be differences”.
“Boris is a conservative, Joe’s a moderate [Democrat] so I think they can get over it. I think they’ll end up getting along,” Biden’s friend said.
“Joe’s view will be that they’ll have the destiny of the world on their shoulders so he’ll want to overcome any political differences.
“I think there’ll be more empathy than there was between Boris and Donald Trump. Boris seemed to get along with Trump, but I don’t know if he really did.”
- Joseph Gamp
WATCH: ARMED PRO-TRUMP PROTESTERS BEGIN TO GATHER AT MICHIGAN, TEXAS, OREGON AND OHIO CAPITOLS
Armed pro-Trump protesters start to gather at Michigan, Texas, Oregon, and Ohio capitols
- Joseph Gamp
CROSSFIRE HURRICANE
Lindsey Graham has slammed the FBI’s probe into alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia as one of the “most corrupt” in history as he released interview transcripts from the Senate review.
Senator Graham, chair of the Judiciary Committee, released hundreds of pages of transcripts from the inquiry into the investigation which was dubbed “Crossfire Hurricane” by the FBI.
The FBI’s initial investigation looked into whether members of Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with the Russians to influence the election.
The probe was later turned over to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, whose report did not find proof of the conspiracy but did not exonerate Trump.
Mueller’s probe found that Russia had attempted to interfere with the election to benefit Trump but could not determine whether there was collusion with the campaign.
- Joseph Gamp
WHAT IS THE RUNNING ORDER FOR INAUGURATION DAY?
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Jan 20, and Kamala Harris will take the oath of office for vice president, at an inauguration ceremony on the West Front of the US Capitol.
Attendance will be sharply curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Following the swearing-in ceremony, Biden will participate in a socially distanced Pass in Review with members of the military on the Capitols East Front.
Biden, Harris and their spouses, along with former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and their wives, will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
Biden will then receive a traditional presidential escort from 15th Street in Washington to the White House. Instead of the inaugural parade past a reviewing stand in front of the White House, organizers plan to hold a televised virtual parade across America.
- Joseph Gamp
BIDEN BEING ADVISED ON WHETHER TO SHARE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WITH TRUMP
Joe Biden will wait for a recommendation from his intelligence advisers on whether to share classified information with President Donald Trump after the Republican leaves office, Biden’s top aide said on Sunday.
Ron Klain, the incoming White House chief of staff, made the comment after former principal deputy director of national intelligence, Sue Gordon, wrote an op-ed arguing against sharing such information with Trump once he has left the presidency.
“With this simple act which is solely the new presidents prerogative Joe Biden can mitigate one aspect of the potential national security risk posed by Donald Trump, private citizen,” Gordon said in a Washington Post article.
Asked about Gordon’s recommendation, Klain told CNN’s “State of the Union” program that Biden would want to hear from his own intelligence professionals before making any decision.
“We’ll certainly look for a recommendation from the intelligence professionals in the Biden administration… and we will act on that recommendation,” he said
- Joseph Gamp
NURSE WHO BREACHED CAPITOL BUILDING SAYS SHE HAS ‘NO REGRETS’
A nurse who attended the riot in Washington DC and stormed the Capitol has said she has not regrets despite losing her job.
Lori Vinson, from Morganfield, Kentucky, has insisted she did not do anything criminal as she was fired from her hospital job at Ascension St. Vincent, Indiana.
The registered nurse said she felt like a tourist, not a rioter when she entered the Capitol in Washington DC during the rampage, reports WZTV.
“The doors were open, people were filing through, there were no signs that said, ‘Do not enter’,” Vinson said.
- Joseph Gamp
BIDEN'S INAUGURATION CROWD WILL BE MUCH SMALLER THAN DONALD TRUMP'S
PICTURES show the Inauguration Day 2021 seating revealed – and Joe Biden's crowd will be much smaller than Donald Trump's due to Covid.
The seating plan was shown in pictures days before Biden is set to be inaugurated and sworn into office on January 20.
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- Joseph Gamp
FAUCI SAYS BIDEN GOAL OF 100 MILLION DOSES IN 100 DAYS 'CAN BE DONE'
Joe Biden's goal of seeing 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine injected within his first 100 days in office is "absolutely" achievable, top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Sunday, days before he is to become the new president's chief advisor on Covid-19.
"The feasibility of his goal is absolutely clear, there's no doubt about it," Fauci, the best-known face of the government's fight against the deadly virus, told NBC's "Meet the Press."
"That can be done," said Fauci, an infectious disease specialist who also has advised President Donald Trump.
While US health authorities succeeded in testing and confirming the safety and effectiveness of two new vaccines in record time, an ambitious effort to quickly inoculate millions of Americans has fallen short, drawing widespread criticism.
- Joseph Gamp
PROTESTS START SMALL OUTSIDE NEWLY FORTIFIED STATEHOUSES
Small groups of right-wing protesters some of them carrying rifles gathered outside newly fortified statehouses around the country Sunday as National Guard troops and police kept watch to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the US Capitol.
There were no immediate reports of any clashes.
Security was stepped up in recent days after the FBI warned of the potential for armed protests in Washington and at all 50 state capitol buildings ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday.
A few people demonstrated in some capital cities, with crowds numbering in the dozens in some cases, but streets in many other places remained empty. Some protesters said they supported President Donald Trump. But others said they weren't backing Trump and had instead come to voice their support for gun rights or oppose government overreach.
Some statehouses were surrounded by new protective fences, had boarded-up windows and were patrolled by extra police. Legislatures generally were not in session over the weekend.
- Joseph Gamp
IN PICTURES: TENT OUTSIDE BLAIR RESIDENCE WHERE BIDEN WILL STAY OVERNIGHT BEFORE INAUGURATION DAY
A tent is seen outside of the Blair House, where President-elect Joe Biden will stay the night before this week's inauguration.
- Joseph Gamp
FIRST MOVES
Joe Biden will reportedly visit the United Kingdom for his first overseas trip as he sets out a busy agenda for his first few days as President.
During his trip, he would be expected to meet with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, The Sunday Telegraph reports.
Diplomatic sources said any claims of a personality clash between Biden and Boris were “overblown”, but added “there will always be differences”.
“Boris is a conservative, Joe’s a moderate [Democrat] so I think they can get over it. I think they’ll end up getting along,” Biden’s friend said.
“Joe’s view will be that they’ll have the destiny of the world on their shoulders so he’ll want to overcome any political differences.
“I think there’ll be more empathy than there was between Boris and Donald Trump. Boris seemed to get along with Trump, but I don’t know if he really did.”
- Joseph Gamp
PARLER CEO GOES INTO HIDING ‘BECAUSE OF DEATH THREATS’
JOHN Matze, the CEO of Parler, has gone into hiding with his family over “death threats” after the app was pulled from Amazon, Google, and Apple.
Parler, a social media app popular with conservatives, was pulled by the tech giants after Donald Trump‘s supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, DC.
Read more here.
- Joseph Gamp
WILL BIDEN SHARED CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WITH TRUMP AS HE TAKES OFFICE?
Joe Biden will wait for a recommendation from his intelligence advisers on whether to share classified information with President Donald Trump after the Republican leaves office, Biden's top aide said on Sunday.
Ron Klain, the incoming White House chief of staff, made the comment after former principal deputy director of national intelligence, Sue Gordon, wrote an op-ed arguing against sharing such information with Trump once he has left the presidency.
"With this simple act which is solely the new presidents prerogative Joe Biden can mitigate one aspect of the potential national security risk posed by Donald Trump, private citizen," Gordon said in a Washington Post piece headlined "A former president Trump won't 'need to know.' Cut off his intelligence."
Asked about Gordon's recommendation, Klain told CNN's "State of the Union" program that Biden would want to hear from his own intelligence professionals before making any decision.
"We'll certainly look for a recommendation from the intelligence professionals in the Biden administration… and we will act on that recommendation," he said
- Joseph Gamp
EXPLAINER: WHO WOULD RECEIVE BIDEN'S $1,400 STIMULUS CHECK?
AS Joe Biden laid out his $1.9trillion coronavirus package, millions are eagerly waiting to see if a round of $1,400 checks will be sent.
The package would have to pass in the House and Senate, then signed off by Biden himself before the stimulus checks are in Americans' hands – but it's possible more people could be eligible than under the last two proposals.
Read more about it here.
- Joseph Gamp
CAPITOL CHECKPOINT ARREST
A man arrested at a Capitol checkpoint in Washington on Friday with a loaded handgun, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and an “unauthorized” credentials, has claimed it was all “a mistake.”
The incident occurred around 6.30pm after Wesley Allen Beeler drove up to a checkpoint near the Capitol building in a pickup truck.
The credentials he was carrying were not valid for the restricted area he was trying to enter, according to the authorities.
The truck he was driving was reportedly decked out with pro-gun decals, including, “If they come for your guns, Give ‘Em your bullets first.”
Beeler, from Front Royal, Virginia, was asked whether he had any firearms, and said he was carrying a Glock semi-automatic pistol.
- Joseph Gamp
WATCH: LINDSEY GRAHAM BLAMES PELOSI FOR NOT ENOUGH SECURITY DURING CAPTIOL PROTESTS
Graham blames Pelosi for Capitol riot because speaker ‘didn’t provide enough security’ and vows to ‘get to bottom of it’
- Joseph Gamp
RUDY GIULIANI REJECTED BY TRUMP
DONALD Trump rejected Rudy Giuliani's claim he's working on the president's impeachment defense after the lawyer said he'd argue his voter fraud case in the Senate.
The ex-New York City Mayor's claim was shot down hours after he said on Saturday he was working on Trump's impeachment trial.
Giuliani had told ABC News he will argue that the president's claims of widespread voter fraud did not incite the January 6 riot at the Capitol building just hours before he was spotted at the White House during Trump's last weekend in office.
J. Hogan Gidley, National Press Secretary for the Trump Campaign, released a statement denying Giuliani's claim, however.
"President Trump has not yet made a determination as to which lawyer or law firm will represent him for the disgraceful attack on our Constitution and democracy, known as the 'impeachment hoax,'" the statement said. "We will keep you informed."
- Chiara Fiorillo
JOE BIDEN TO REVERSE TRUMP POLICIES
Joe Biden is expected to reverse many of Trump's key policies, including a Muslim ban and rejoining climate accords, as soon as his first day in office.
His plans include introducing mask mandates, axing Trump's travel ban on mainly Muslim nations, and have the US rejoin the Paris Climate Accord.
Biden is set to sign off a handful of executive orders, according to a memo from incoming chief of staff Ron Klain.
He also expected to sign off orders to halt of evictions during the pandemic and introduce pause on student loan payments.
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Joe Biden is expected to reverse many of Trump's key policiesCredit: AP: Associated Press
- Joseph Gamp
KAMALA HARRIS TO QUIT SENATOR ROLE MONDAY
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California will resign from the Senate on Monday in preparation for her inauguration as Joe Biden’s vice president on Wednesday, according to aides familiar with her plans.
Governor Gavin Newsom has picked California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill the rest of Harris’ term, which could include President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial.
It was not immediately clear when he would be seated, an aide said.
- Joseph Gamp
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS THAT IMPEACHED DONALD TRUMP
- Joseph Gamp
PARLER CEO GOES INTO HIDING 'BECAUSE OF DEATH THREATS'
JOHN Matze, the CEO of Parler, has gone into hiding with his family over "death threats" after the app was pulled from Amazon, Google, and Apple.
Parler, a social media app popular with conservatives, was pulled by the tech giants after Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, DC.
Read more here.
- Joseph Gamp
FBI ARRESTS…
The mother of a man nabbed by the FBI for bringing zip ties into the US Capitol building has been arrested – as authorities say she was also carrying flex cuffs at the riot.
Her arrest comes as a judge ordered that Richard Barnett, who was seen during the riot with his feet up on Nancy Pelosi’s desk, remain in jail.
Charges against the Georgia mom, Lisa Eisenhart, include conspiring with her son, Eric Munchel, to violate federal statutes, according to an arrest affidavit.
The affidavit said that Eisenhart, 57, and Munchel, 30, were both captured in video footage as part of a mob that was attacking two Capitol police officers inside the building during the January 6 riot.
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