The report, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, did not identify any specific plots to attack Wednesday’s inaugural events.
Breaking WaPo: QAnon adherents discussed posing as National Guard members to try to infiltrate the inauguration, according to an FBI intelligence briefing. https://t.co/dRrcA8ukYM
QAnon adherents discussed posing as National Guard to try to infiltrate inauguration, according to FBI intelligence briefing https://t.co/6TawF1BgCj
WAPO: “FBI privately warned law enforcement agencies Monday that far-right extremists have discussed posing as Nat’l Guard members in (D.C.) & others have reviewed maps of vulnerable spots in the city-signs of potential efforts to disrupt...inauguration...”https://t.co/NMI1awxPf6
NEWS QAnon adherents discussed posing as National Guard to try to infiltrate inauguration, according to FBI intelligence briefing https://t.co/UkfFvmq4xh
QAnon believers discussed posing as National Guard troops to infiltrate the inauguration https://t.co/GeUSRZsfVp
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Scoop from @seungminkim --> Biden immigration plan, coming Wed., will include 8-year path to citizenship for millions without legal status. Also: 'Dreamer' green cards, expansion of refugee admissions and technology to protect border. https://t.co/rrMlNRfVpe
Lots of news re: Biden’s immigration plan he’ll send to Hill on Wed: 8-year path to citizenship, immediate green cards for Dreamers/TPS, lifting limits on key employment visas, big focus on combating root migration causes from Central America. My exclu: https://t.co/Zv83kL14nc
Millions of Americans are out of work. Yet Joe Biden wants to give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, which would lower wages for American workers and make it harder to find jobs. https://t.co/dkvm4bInCN
NEW: Biden immigration plan, coming Wednesday, will include 8-year path to citizenship for millions without legal status who arrived before Jan. 1. Also: 'Dreamer' green cards, expansion of refugee admissions and technology to protect border. @seungminkim https://t.co/6UFwPfQd6a
President-elect Joe Biden will roll out a sweeping immigration overhaul on Wednesday, his first day in office https://t.co/lr8wx1n4xy
HOORAY—Biden will roll out a sweeping overhaul of nation's immigration laws the day he is inaugurated, including an 8-year **pathway to citizenship** for immigrants without legal status and an expansion of refugee admissions. Welcome to a new dawn. 👏 https://t.co/u5PrGEZb4D https://t.co/yeVJcPk4OU
In the middle of a global pandemic and economic crisis — with caravans already en route — Biden’s top priority on Capitol Hill is a mass amnesty. Let that sink in. https://t.co/rmjB3qsChj via @washingtonpost
NEW: The @washingtonpost published additional details of @JoeBiden's #immigration proposals, which is expected to arrive THIS WEDNESDAY (01/20/21) Reporting by @seungminkim https://t.co/dmhbhsfc9Y
Biden's immigration plan will include an 8-year path to citizenship for millions without legal status who arrived before Jan. 1. Also: 'Dreamer' green cards, expansion of refugee admissions and technology to protect border. Scoop by @seungminkim: https://t.co/AwcH4wQ9uu
WAPO: Biden to roll out a sweeping overhaul of nation’s immigration laws on Inauguration Day...8yr pathway to citizenship for immigrants without legal status - expansion of refugee admissions - enforcement plan that deploys technology to patrol the border https://t.co/SPG6KsH7WI
President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani personally voted in the 2020 election using a voting method he publicly disparaged and bashed in his attempts to overthrow the presidential election results, a CNN KFile investigation has found https://t.co/dfGp80Q3ag
Rudy Giuliani personally voted in the 2020 election using a voting method he publicly disparaged and bashed in his attempts to overthrow the presidential election results https://t.co/znbLOTV6Xt
Rudy Giuliani voted in the 2020 election with an affidavit ballot — a voting method he publicly disparaged and bashed in his attempts to overthrow the presidential election results. https://t.co/w7zR04pgF3
Rudy Giuliani voted with an affidavit ballot, which he bashed in failed effort to overturn election https://t.co/ZEUcKWeTuQ
NEWS Rudy Giuliani personally voted in the 2020 election using a voting method he publicly disparaged and bashed in his attempts to overthrow the presidential election results. @KFILE @emsteck report https://t.co/mnchudLJgH
I wonder how many would have listened to rudy less abt the election if they knew this: https://t.co/Ym0xnZUVK3
World’s biggest hypocrite Rudy Giuliani voted with an affidavit ballot, which he repeatedly bashed in his failed effort to overthrow the election results https://t.co/y2QmGxWaWT
NEW: “President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani personally voted in the 2020 election using a voting method he publicly disparaged and bashed in his attempts to overthrow the presidential election results, a CNN KFile investigation has found.”https://t.co/sr58HvdaoM
via @emsteck and @KFILE: "President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani personally voted in the 2020 election using a voting method he publicly disparaged and bashed in his attempts to overthrow the presidential election results..." https://t.co/ipMsyV1qdv
the Rudy way: do as i rant, not as i do. https://t.co/75OIdkKWGR
SCOOP: President Trump’s last-ditch effort to remove civil service protections from tens of thousands of career federal employees appears to have lost steam. By @Reinlwapo https://t.co/eXsoQ4mGXf
Trump’s 11th-hour assault on the civil service by stripping job protections runs out of time https://t.co/POG9XAt8Bn
President Trump’s last-ditch effort to remove civil service protections from tens of thousands of career federal employees appears to have lost steam. Scoop by @Reinlwapo https://t.co/YPqKxst40h
It started with a bang, but it is ending with a whimper. President Trump’s last-ditch effort to remove civil service protections from tens of thousands of career federal employees appears to have lost steam. By @Reinlwapo https://t.co/uldOR8OqTd
WaPo: President Trump’s last-ditch effort to remove civil service protections from tens of thousands of career federal employees appears to have lost steam, facing time constraints and legal hurdles as the admin. prepares to leave office. https://t.co/ogEVDar2G6 via @Reinlwapo
SCOOP - Trump poised to grant clemency to dozens of people, including Sheldon Silver, the disgraced assembly speaker in NY @kenvogel @danarubinstein and me https://t.co/fATBIVzwJh
The list includes L'il Wayne, who Kushner is said to have pushed for, but does not include Trump family members, Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani or Trump himself (this could all change but isn't likely to) https://t.co/fATBIVzwJh
Among the loss of norms here that damages the power of the pardon to do justice, is Ivanka’s involvement instead of using a review process at DOJ that reviews all requests against similar standards (none of which involve appealing to POTUS’s kids) https://t.co/idaYxT9hiO
People close to Trump Org had wanted pre-emptive pardons for Trump's older sons, believing feds could increase scrutiny going forward. But WH lawyers advised against it. Donald Trump Jr. told associates he didn't want one bc he doesn't think he needs it https://t.co/fATBIVzwJh
NEW: SHELLY SILVER, the ex-NY assembly speaker, who was convicted of corruption & sentenced to prison last summer, is being considered for clemency. It would be a slap at @PreetBharara, who prosecuted Silver, was fired by TRUMP & became a leading critic. https://t.co/DJbtiFRp2O
RUDY GIULIANI, on his @77WABCradio radio show this afternoon: "I do not need a pardon. I don’t commit crimes." He said there’s a risk that prosecutors "will try to frame me," but added "I’m willing to run that risk, & I’m willing to fight ‘em by the law." https://t.co/pB5Q82QEqo https://t.co/GhTOI05Y4q
Practical drawbacks of the self-pardon idea https://t.co/MkFgY5ff9L https://t.co/TZU6Hy69XU
Trump is considering pardons for the rapper Lil Wayne and Sheldon Silver, the disgraced former NY Assembly speaker. (Is this the first time those two have appeared together in the lede of a NYT article?) By @maggieNYT @kenvogel @danarubinstein https://t.co/5Qpkdu6B9U
He needs to include Assange, Snowden, and Reality Winner https://t.co/C4QNlxnrxq
Le NYT confirme que Trump n'a pas prévu de s'autogracier ou de gracier par anticipation des membres de sa famille ou Giuliani (ça serait également non pour Bannon). Tout peut encore changer jusqu'à mercredi midi https://t.co/p3gLIUnVI7
Trumps' snub of Bidens historic in its magnitude https://t.co/4KgTHGJCv7
"One part of the bedroom set-up will be markedly different with the Bidens than it was for the Trumps: the Bidens will be sharing a bedroom." https://t.co/02LRkNR4nU
Instead of being greeted by their predecessors Wednesday, as is tradition, Joe and Jill Biden will be met by the White House chief usher, per @KateBennett_DC. https://t.co/hyMFuPneUs
The dissolving of one of America’s most enduring transfer-of-power rituals is just one of the snubs the Trumps are perpetrating as they leave Washington https://t.co/md9mMaP5r9
The Trump family's departure from the White House without inviting their incoming counterparts in is historic in its magnitude https://t.co/kEpUjxxBLH https://t.co/OJjTCdpiPp
“Trump wants his tarmac send-off to include all the pomp and circumstance he feels he deserves, including a 21-Gun Salute and military Color Guard.” DOD should send back-up units to do a half-assed ceremony, saying the A-team’s busy with the inauguration. https://t.co/wVDn107esI
Instead of a president and first lady, the Bidens will be greeted by the White House chief usher Timothy Harleth, source tells @KateBennett_DC, who reports on the Trump snubs of the Bidens https://t.co/aPoVuVbBFf
Trump’s snub of Joe Biden’s inauguration is pathetically childish and selfish — and unpatriotic https://t.co/zA9rGXWmAC
I would have them do an extra round of cleaning just to make sure. https://t.co/eXndnowhlJ https://t.co/zxWRKVlN1l
The top two Senate leaders are nearing a power-sharing agreement to hash out how the divided chamber will operate, with Democrats in charge of setting the schedule but both parties likely to hold an equal number of seats on Senate committees, sources say https://t.co/LbtXLyA7iV
Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer close in on a power-sharing agreement in evenly divided Senate https://t.co/UrCNhsh15T https://t.co/d5xMXsfSP0
Much like 2001, tie votes in Senate committees on bills and nominations are expected to advance to floor since GOP and Dems likely to have an equal number of seats on committees, with Dems setting the agenda. New sens from GA and Cali to be soon sworn in https://t.co/k2InH2bFtn
Republican Sen. McConnell, and Democrat Sen. Schumer close in on power-sharing agreement in evenly divided Senate - CNNPolitics https://t.co/FMsxCbJBPM
The only verdict I’m waiting to hear from on whether this actually was a good deal or a bad deal for the @SenateDems is from @AJentleson. So did Schumer get the upper hand on McConnell or not, Adam? https://t.co/1qbo1hKz9x
Uh... So the default setting here is to trust Mitch and share power? What could go wrong 😑 https://t.co/hHdDjDwTIG
“The top two Senate leaders are nearing a power-sharing agreement to hash out how the evenly divided chamber will operate, with Democrats in charge of setting the schedule but both parties likely to hold an equal number of seats on Senate committees...” https://t.co/D2sAZVtcrJ
Analysis: Trump promoted N.M. official’s comment that "the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat." Now the man is arrested in the Capitol riot. https://t.co/6Q8lToBgYo
In May, Cuoy Griffin, a Republican New Mexico county official and Cowboys for Trump founder, said in a video, “The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.” Donald Trump tweeted the video and thanked Griffin. Now he’s in jail for breaking into the Capitol. https://t.co/ytVTAQPU6x
The N.M. county commissioner arrested Sunday, Couy Griffin: -Was RTed by Trump when he said "the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat" -Met with Trump in the Oval Office a year ago -Spoke with Trump by phone for what he said was 30 minutes in 2019 https://t.co/XYVHDY5CiY
*Texas real estate broker Jenna Ryan says she has no regrets about being in the middle of the Capitol riot. *“I have no guilt in my heart.” *She said she decided to go to D.C. after “a very cute guy” invited her to join him aboard a private jet. https://t.co/ChXniozrQU https://t.co/EEjPID4zQw
Incredible https://t.co/1jLjOFvNos https://t.co/sN36XkGMDk
Texas realtor on Capitol riot: 'I'm glad I was there' https://t.co/Otc8Hs9TIZ via @nbcnews
In a freewheeling and at times combative interview with NBC News, Texas realtor Jenna Ryan said she has no regrets about participating in the Capitol incursion. By @CynthiaMcFadden @annaschecter @DidiMartinez5 @richschapiro https://t.co/rHzlhrnItT
"She had always wanted to attend a MAGA event and the idea of taking a private jet to get to one suited her just fine." https://t.co/VzQ0NaxOqq
"Jenna Ryan says it all began with an invitation from a “very cute guy” on Facebook: Would she join him on a private plane to the Jan. 6 Trump rally in Washington, D.C.?" https://t.co/eGtflUaJRq
For someone who acknowledges they are facing a federal prison sentence, this is certainly an unusual legal strategy. https://t.co/zlA2wpKNdX
Texas realtor Jenna Ryan, who flew on a private jet to DC to take part in the #USCapitol attack: 'I'm glad I was there' https://t.co/73aaniFiKg
The My Pillow CEO responds and tells @UrsulaPerano @axios : "I want Dominion to put up their lawsuit because we have 100% evidence that China and other countries used their machines to steal the election." https://t.co/guBEq88M63
This is fun: My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell told Axios, "I want Dominion to put up their lawsuit because we have 100% evidence that China and other countries used their machines to steal the election." https://t.co/nRrn1d94j4
Dominion sent a cease and desist letter to My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell over his spread of election misinformation. The letter orders Lindell to "preserve and retain all documents relating to Dominion and your smear campaign against the company." https://t.co/NNU53phsqY
Dominion Voting Systems, which has already sued Sydney Powell for defamation and $1.3 billion in damages, sends cease and desist letter to My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell. https://t.co/Wq2viV2DBi
Lindell says he welcomes the lawsuit because he has “100% evidence that China and other countries used their machines to steal the election” and I think I might purchase a DominionPillow when all is said and done. https://t.co/GBHNoXU90c
What’s a lawsuit against MY Pillow? A PILLOWCASE🤦🏼♂️😂 😂 Thank you tip your waitress! I’m here all week @russdolan1 https://t.co/34YAn9KWQQ
107 Republicans who voted to overturn the election results are now praising MLK. https://t.co/BkzMN31Fyj
107 Republicans Who Voted To Overturn The Election Results Are Now Hypocritically Praising MLK By refusing to certify the Electoral College results, these GOP lawmakers were denying the voices of Black voters who turned out heavily for Joe Biden. https://t.co/Afht4UeCDo
The chief usher, hired from the Trump Hotel by @FLOTUS , is eager to stay on permanently. He has hired other staff from Trump properties but doesn't want to be seen as a loyalist and has told ppl he never met the Trumps until he came to WH. https://t.co/7hg70GnvDn
They Prepare the White House for a New President. They Have 5 Hours. https://t.co/EWLofot1bs
The time has finally come for President Trump to find a space at Mar-a-Lago for his $50,000 room-size golf simulator, his collection of Brioni suits and the first lady’s matching Louis Vuitton luggage she has hauled around the globe. @anniekarni https://t.co/LG0mwgAsDb
[email protected]: “Mrs. Trump should have invited Dr. Biden in for the traditional coffee. Typically, she would meet and talk to the chef, the full time residence staff. It’s a courtesy, but logistically it’s incredibly helpful. That didn’t happen.” https://t.co/7hg70GnvDn
BREAKING: Trump's Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham is stepping down on Jan. 20, months before the end of his term, after whistleblowers complained he was pushing for "statistically indefensible" data. My report (confirming @Tierney_Megan scoop): https://t.co/lEbwWPTNsX
JUST IN: Steven Dillingham, the Trump-appointed director of the U.S. Census Bureau is stepping down close to a week after whistleblower complaints about his role in attempting to rush out an incomplete data report about non-citizens became public. https://t.co/5SC5pVWfLM
Trump's census director is leaving early after whistleblowers complained he was pushing for "statistically indefensible" data. https://t.co/EwhkYL5eVC
Trump's Census Director Retires Before Term At Bureau Ends : NPR https://t.co/582XhXflbK
How are we supposed to trust any of the data from last year’s census? https://t.co/jlVYBCO0Ru https://t.co/PJUTAjCLS8
Trump's Census Director To Quit After Trying To Rush Out 'Indefensible' Report https://t.co/IuHTp4YWFu
! Trump's census director is quitting nearly a year early after trying to rush out "indefensible" report https://t.co/jxaCek38Tu via @hansilowang
The Trump-appointed director of the U.S. Census Bureau is stepping down close to a week after whistleblower complaints became public about his role in attempting to rush out an incomplete data report about non-citizens. https://t.co/yb2DjQqLCm
Fox insisted on keeping secret the settlement reached with Seth Rich's family until after the 2020 election. "Why did the network insist an agreement with the family of a murdered young man remain undisclosed until after the election?" https://t.co/ni0Z8qfy4N
Fox agreed to pay a multi-million dollar settlement to Seth Rich's family with two provisions 1. It wouldn't be required to apologize for lying about their son's murder 2. The settlement would have to stay secret until after the election @benyt reports https://t.co/ZFKn1St6ws
“The unusual arrangement underscores how entwined Fox has become in the Trump camp’s disinformation efforts...The network parroted lies from Trump and his more sinister allies for years, amplifying the president’s deceptions about the election’s outcome.” https://t.co/2u5eMuhku5
There’s nothing new about Fox acting like this. There’s nothing new about the disinfo that led to 1/6. There’s nothing new about Trump’s racism and mendacity. This has been obvious for a decade and if you said that you were treated as unserious or partisan https://t.co/xjRm87twH2
"Everyone wants to blame themselves except the people who actually deserve blame" -@virginiahughes https://t.co/cpa1KFrPvn
Fox insisted the settlement with the family of Seth Rich had to be kept secret for a month — until after the Nov. 3 election, writes @benyt. "Why did Fox care about keeping the Rich settlement secret for the final month of the Trump re-election campaign?" https://t.co/dHcEZnyPYd
Democrats should stop pretending that Fox News is a legitimate media organization. The mainstream media should too. It’s a propanda network, full stop. https://t.co/zDR0zcN1Wj https://t.co/ts679HKQhn
The Seth Rich conspiracy theory is one of the most disgusting artifacts of the Trump era and every person who propagated it should be deeply ashamed of themselves. https://t.co/efvURKl6iE
“But he said he simply doesn’t understand why Fox couldn’t simply apologize for its damaging lie — not in May of 2017, not when it reached the settlement in October, and not when it finally made the settlement public after the election...” https://t.co/2u5eMuhku5
"But there was one curious provision that Fox insisted on: The settlement had to be kept secret for a month — until after the Nov. 3 election. The exhausted plaintiffs agreed." https://t.co/2ARPQVn5me
this is great –– Biden will expand revolving door ethics rules & ban golden parachute deals for senior appointees joining the admin. https://t.co/WBYSp75VNU
NEW: Biden to issue executive ethics order with expanded revolving door rules, including a ban on private firm “golden parachute” payments for joining government. Via @michaelscherer https://t.co/5A5h1hsYha
NEW: Biden to issue executive order with expanded revolving door rules, including a ban on private firm “golden parachute” payments for joining government. https://t.co/SvsnPjgER0
Through emissary, former House SAA Paul Irving confirms he rejected Natl Guard troops ahead of Jan 6 out of assumption that Pelosi would have rejected it. Hell of an assumption. @PostRoz @bethreinhard @karoun @CarolLeonnig https://t.co/GkXcAn2jCV
House security chief said lawmaker wariness of military at Capitol drove his resistance to early request for National Guard https://t.co/sAVYkEnqXd
SCOOP: House security leader had said Congress political leaders has always been loathe to bring in the military -- that's why he balked at bringing in National Guard @PostRoz @bethreinhard @karoun and me https://t.co/ohZe2PSBCa
This still doesn’t explain why the Capitol Police didn’t deploy their own people properly. If they didn’t want it to look like “they can’t control their own turf” why not actually, you know, control their own turf? https://t.co/pjbqgoimLI