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2 verified reports published on January 31, 2021.
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January 31, 2021 was a reminder that Trump’s biggest damage often came after the cameras moved on: the lie kept working, the party kept flinching, and the cleanup job was already beyond cosmetic. The consequences were still unfolding, but the political invoice was very real. ([time.com](https://time.com/5933840/impeaching-former-president-constitutional/?utm_source=openai))
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As the Senate prepared to take up Donald Trump’s second impeachment, Republicans were under pressure to decide whether to defend him or break with him after the Jan. 6 attack. The House had impeached Trump on Jan. 13 on a single article charging incitement of insurrection, and the Senate had already voted on Jan. 26 to reject the claim that it could not try a former president.
On Jan. 31, 2021, Republicans were still managing the fallout from Donald Trump’s false election claims and the Jan. 6 attack, with his Senate impeachment trial still ahead.