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Donald Trump's Republican wall of support erodes as US House begins impeachment proceedings
•The choice facing Republicans isn't just about the immediate fate of the outgoing president, but also whether the party's elected leaders are ready to move on
Twitter permanently banned Donald Trump but his 26,000 or so tweets are saved in a public record
•Under the Presidential Records Act, all of Trump’s social media communications are considered public property, including non-public messages sent via direct chat features.
YouTube suspends Donald Trump's channel for at least 7 days, removes new video citing policy violation
•The Google-owned company declined to share details of the video that earned Trump the strike, but said that after the week-long timeout, it will revisit the decision
Congressman Jamie Raskin, who lost his son to suicide 2 weeks ago, leads effort to impeach Donald Trump
•Speaker Nancy Pelosi named the Maryland Democrat lead manager of the House team that will present testimony during Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate
Plans for armed protest at all 50 state Capitols ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration on 20 Jan, warns FBI
•The talk of armed marches next week isn’t limited to “radicalised” Trump supporters. State capitol events on 17 January appear to be promoted by supporters of the anti-government, pro-gun “boogaloo” movement