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| TGIF OnPolitics readers! |
| It's been a loooong week. And next week doesn't look like it's going to be slow for the political world (Hint: there could be another impeachment). |
| It's Mabinty, with the day's top news. Let's get to it. |
The fallout from the Capitol riot continues |
| The death of a U.S. Capitol Police officer is being investigated as a homicide after he died from his injuries following Wednesday's riot. |
| Officer Brian Sicknick was involved in the agency's riot response to the pro-Trump mob that breached the U.S. Capitol in an attack that left four demonstrators dead, the agency said in a statement. |
| 👉 U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, whose department was severely criticized for its flawed response to Wednesday's attack, resigned Thursday. Also out: Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger and House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving. |
| How has President Donald Trump responded? |
| President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden's victory in his strongest words yet as he faces mounting criticism for his handling of the violence that erupted a day earlier. |
| "A new administration will be inaugurated on Jan. 20," Trump said in a video posted to social media, the closest he has come to conceding the Nov. 3 election. "My focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. This moment calls for healing and reconciliation." |
| Trump did not mention Biden by name nor congratulate his rival. |
| Trump stokes more inauguration drama |
| Trump confirmed Friday what has been suspected for weeks: He will not attend Biden's inauguration Jan. 20. "To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the inauguration on January 20th," he announced on Twitter. |
| What about the VP? |
| Vice President Mike Pence and his wife "have yet to make a decision regarding their attendance," spokesman Devin O'Malley said Friday. |
| A spokeswoman for Biden's inaugural committee said the president and vice president traditionally do not receive formal invitations. Attendance is coordinated at a staff level "and that is taking place." |
Will the House impeach Trump? |
| House Democrats aren't wasting time in trying to remove Trump from office. Rep. Katherine Clark, the assistant House speaker, told CNN Friday that if Pence and a majority of the Cabinet do not agree to remove Trump from office using the 25th Amendment, the House will move forward with impeachment proceedings as "early as mid-next week." |
| "We know that we have limited time, but that every day that Donald Trump is president of the United States is a day of grave danger," Clark said. |
| At least one Republican has indicated he may also be on board the impeachment train. |
| Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., told CBS on Friday that if the House advanced impeachment articles, "I will definitely consider whatever articles they might move" because he believes Trump disregarded his oath of office. |
| Trump's allies dismissed the fresh chatter as nonsense and rejected allegations that Trump's rhetoric helped stoke Wednesday's attack on Congress. |
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Important news you need to know: |
| • | Friday is the 10th anniversary of the Tucson shooting that transformed Gabby Giffords' life and has reverberated through the lives of others. | | • | Federal judge John Roll was one of the six people killed in the Tucson shooting. This is his story. | | • | An 'angry' Pence is now navigating the fallout of his fracture with Trump over the election and Capitol riots. | |
| Take some time to rest this weekend. You deserve it. I'll be back on Monday. — Mabinty |
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