This sequencing by @SpeakerPelosi is correct. Impeachment is one of the gravest powers of Congress. It should always be our last option. If @POTUS doesn’t resign or if @VP doesn’t invoke the 25th Amendment, then we will Impeach.
Tomorrow we introduce the Article of Impeachment.
Apple has banned Parler from the iOS App Store for hosting "threats of violence and illegal activity.”
Here’s the message Apple sent to Parler explaining the decision, which Apple has provided:
Republicans who say we can't impeach a president 10 days before an inauguration had no trouble confirming a Supreme Court justice 8 days before an election.
When countless citizens lost voting rights to criminal offenses over marijuana possession, a White man trespasses onto the lawmaking chambers of the supposed free nation and lights a joint to parade his privilege. Read that as many times as you need to.
Scary: “After Mr. Trump tweeted that Mr. Pence ‘didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done,’ dozens of messages on Gab called for those inside the Capitol building to hunt down the Vice President” https://t.co/2TyD8uIojz
DC Police Chief Contee says as of 9:30 PM, an excess of 52 arrests were made. 2 pipe bombs have been recovered, one from RNC, one from DNC. A cooler filled with Molotov cocktails was recovered on the grounds of the Capitol.
Chuck Schumer tonight pinned the Capitol riots on Trump's incitement and said Jan. 6, 2021 would go down alongside the attack on Pearl Harbor as a day that will "live in infamy" https://t.co/mseVWT4MOa