WASHINGTON – Top Democrats in Congress who will soon oversee the tech industry’s practices on allowing disinformation and lies to spread on their platforms are questioning whether the moves by Facebook, Twitter and Google to ban President Donald Trump and remove thousands of fake accounts are sufficient, or if they were too late.
The president-elect is expected to lay out his plans today for an initial effort to combat the coronavirus and a subsequent one to address economic recovery.
Murkowski Is Latest G.O.P. Senator to Signal Possible Support for Convicting Trump
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The timing of the Senate’s impeachment trial remains unclear. President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a sweeping economic plan on Thursday that included additional $1,400 stimulus checks. The Secret Service will establish a security “green zone” in the capital ahead of Inauguration Day.
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Senator Lisa Murkowski speaks at a news conference in the Capitol building.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, said on Thursday that the House had acted “appropriately” in impeaching President Trump, signaling possible support for convicting him at a Senate trial in a statement that called his actions “unlawful” and said that they warranted consequences.
I think what we learned yesterday which many of us have felt for a number of months, if not years is that every day that Donald Trump is in office is a danger to our country, Kirk Wagar, U.S. ambassador to Singapore from 2013 to 2017, told CNBC s Squawk Box Asia.
Trump finally conceded late Thursday that Biden will become the next president. His refusal to accept defeat in the presidential election culminated in a deadly riot in the halls of Congress on Wednesday, where at least five people died in clashes and dozens were reportedly injured.
With several Trump administration officials resigning following Wednesday s events, this is where our competitors those countries who want to do us harm really have a moment to strike, said Wagar, who is now chair of consultancy Wagar Global Advisors.
Following Wednesday’s riot on Capitol Hill, there have been growing calls to remove President Donald Trump from office before his term ends on Jan. 20.