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Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham (photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s costly impeachment defense strategy: Success comes at the price of the Senate GOP — at least

Heather Digby Parton
No matter how hard Republican senators defend and deflect for Donald Trump, he will still sic his MAGA mob on them
Donald Trump Jr. speaks during a rally of supporters of US President Donald Trump on The Ellipse outside of the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators across Washington are protesting the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification by the US Congress. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Don Jr. alleges double standard on Newsmax: Democrats “insurrected” before Trump supporters

David Edwards
Trump insists that the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol doesn't "tie back" to his father
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi waits for a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the presidential palace in Cairo September 13, 2014. Kerry arrived in Cairo on the latest leg of a regional tour to forge a coalition against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Biden must shut down U.S. support to the brutal el-Sissi regime in Egypt

Medea Benjamin, Ariel Gold
Egypt's dictator is trying to repair his image — and preserve billions in U.S. aid — with Trump out of office
People participate in the “Million MAGA March” from Freedom Plaza to the Supreme Court, on November 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump marching to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Dr. Justin Frank on the trial: For Trump, Capitol riot was a source of “incredible pleasure”

Chauncey DeVega
Author and psychoanalyst says Trump's followers are suffering a "psychiatric emergency" fueled by delusional rage
Meghan McCain on the 05/18/2020 airing of The View (ABC)

Meghan McCain suggests Black Lives Matter protests led to Capitol riot

Molly Wilcox
"The View" co-host think protesting police killings of unarmed people is the same as trying to overthrow government
Police hold back supporters of US President Donald Trump as they gather outside the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

House Democrats make their case to Senate Republicans: Trump duped his rioters — and he’ll dump you

Amanda Marcotte
Trump impeachment trial, day 3: House managers remind Senate Republicans that Trump will never repay their loyalty
Former President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on November 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

House managers win opening round of Trump’s second impeachment trial

Terry D. Schwadron
And Republicans foreshadow their inevitable vote against conviction
Logging in North Bend, Oregon USA (Braunger/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Republicans want to plant 1 trillion trees — and then log them

Cameron Oglesby
Why environmentalists don’t like this bipartisan tree-planting bill
Brad Raffensperger and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Georgia prosecutor opens criminal investigation into Trump’s “attempts to influence” election result

Igor Derysh
The Fulton County DA asked state officials to preserve documents related to Trump’s pressure on secretary of state
A patient surved a code blue and then was rushed to ICU to be intubated and be placed on a ventalator inside Providence Saint John's Health Center on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA. They have expanded their ICU capacity. They are not currently over capacity at the moment. They have had 19 covid positive cases and they have 23 beds at this moment. The numbers are constantly is shiflting. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Our failing healthcare system costs us countless lives. It’s time to adopt Medicare for All

Adam Gaffney
Being a doctor during the pandemic has made clear to me how desperately we need Medicare for All in the US
Trey Gowdy (Getty/Scott Olson)

Trey Gowdy tells Fox News that Trump’s defense team “blew it”: “I need to hear a factual defense”

David Edwards
"You can act like you were shocked it happened, but once it happened you can't claim that defense anymore"
U. S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during joint announcement with U. S. Senator Chuck Schumer at 103rd Street Corona Plaza. Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez announced that in recent COVID relief legislation, the Federal Emergency Management Administration will help pay for the funeral and burial of COVID-hit families that cannot afford it via a $2 billion national pot of disaster funds out of which $260 million will be allocated to New York City. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The right’s hatred of AOC isn’t just racism and sexism: It sums up the entire toxic Trump era

Chauncey DeVega
All the right-wing paranoia that led to Trump and Jan. 6 is visible in the exaggerated hatred for one woman
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily media announcement and briefing at 633 3rd Avenue, Manhattan. Governor discussed Stabilization and Recovery Program for the state as well as uptick of positive infections in some areas of the state. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he will meet with Orthodox Jewish leaders to address COVID-19 clusters in communities downstate. He emphasized importance of wearing masks, social distances and enforcement of compliance. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Amid tragic blunders, former pandemic hero Andrew Cuomo now compared to Trump: “He’s a bully”

Igor Derysh
Once a pandemic father figure with a book deal, an Emmy and online fans, New York's governor has lost his halo
Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Outgoing Washington Post editor finally, begrudgingly admits mistakes in Trump coverage

Dan Froomkin
In exit interview, Marty Baron admits a failure in dealing with "Trump's mendacity" — but claims it didn't matter
Highchair Messy Tray (Getty Images)

Baby food allegedly riddled with poisonous metals—and the Trump administration did nothing about it

Matthew Rozsa
A congressional report alleges that baby food contained heavy metals like mercury, arsenic and lead
In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Lead Impeachment Manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks on the second day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. House impeachment managers will make the case that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol and he should be convicted and barred from ever holding public office again. (congress.gov via Getty Images)

Trump trial, day 2: Democrats employ emotion to make their case. Will Republicans be moved?

Amanda Marcotte
House managers make their impeachment case crystal clear: GOP complicit in Trump's insurrection
Meghan McCain on The View (ABC)

Meghan McCain: Marjorie Taylor Greene will be president if Democrats “keep demonizing” Republicans

Travis Gettys
"I'm more fearful of that than anything else facing us in the future," McCain says on "The View"
In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Bruce Castor Jr. defense lawyer for former President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on February 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. House impeachment managers will make the case that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol and he should be convicted and barred from ever holding public office again. (congress.gov via Getty Images)

Impeachment sends Republican senators scrambling: Trump makes the GOP squirm with a flailing defense

Amanda Marcotte
Even Trump knows his defense is a joke — but most Senate Republicans are pathetically pretending it's gold
Attorney Sidney Powell speaks during a news conference about lawsuits contesting the results of the presidential election at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday Nov. 19, 2020. (Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Dominion says it pursued Sidney Powell “across state lines” after she “evaded” $1.3B suit for weeks

Igor Derysh
Voting systems company tracked Powell down to North Carolina and called in police to witness her being served
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley (Getty/Michael B. Thomas)

Hawley blasted for allegiance to Trump after arguing impeachment trial is “unconstitutional”

Meaghan Ellis
Twitter users fire back at the Republican lawmaker for his continued support of Trump's attempted coup
Laura Ingraham; Sean Hannity (Getty/Salon)

Trump’s biggest Fox News cheerleaders think his impeachment lawyers are doing a terrible job

Jon Skolnik
Even Fox News' Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham are cringing at Trump lawyer's embarrassing impeachment defense
Donald Trump and Ben Sasse (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s lawyers make a mockery of Republican senators: Impeachment trial makes GOP complicity clear

Heather Digby Parton
If Republicans in the Senate had any integrity or loyalty to their oath, this one would not be a hard call
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14: Television host Rachel Maddow arrives for a lunch hosted in honor of Prime Minister David Cameron at the State Department on March 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Rachel Maddow: Trump adds lawyer to defense team who called former president a “crook” and sued him

Sarah K Burris
In the middle of his second impeachment trial, Trump is still adding attorneys to his legal team
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Josh Hawley (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Impeachment trial 2, day 1: Now the Republicans are the party of terrorism

Chauncey DeVega
Trump is officially gone, but his specter hangs over Washington — and Republicans are still shackled to him
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