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As a former principal, I know just the possibility of an incident like today is what keeps us up at night. – Interim Superintendent Wayne Walters	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Because the Court of Appeals concluded that President Trump's claims would have failed even if President Trump were President Trump, President Trump status as a former President necessarily made no difference to the court's decision, tonight's ruling is a major setback for former President Trump in President Trump efforts to block the National Archives from turning over documents to the January 6 Committee. – The Supreme Court	Found on CNN 2 years ago
A former president must be able to successfully invoke the Presidential communications privilege for communications that occurred during his Presidency even if the current President does not support the privilege claim. – Brett Kavanaugh	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Any time we get so many important current and former political leaders in one place, it kind of creates its own atmosphere, i think that's exactly why this group of powerful people didn't step into the spotlight but stood behind and below the stage instead. – Chip Somodevilla	Found on CNN 2 years ago
But I think any time we're talking about the 2020 election and rehashing that, it takes our eyes off the ultimate prize. And so I think most Republican senators understand that in order for us to be successful as a country that we have to get the majority back in the Senate and that means focusing on the future not the past, we welcome the former president's support of that, but would hope that he would play a constructive role and contribute to helping us win the majority back in 2022. – John Thune	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
While it is Donald Trump right to do so, it is inconsistent with what other former first ladies have done, donating similar items to the National Archives and presidential libraries in the interest of preserving history and giving back to the American people. – Mark Updegrove	Found on CNN 2 years ago
And as Greg pointed out, he was a Democrat – but Biden once bragged about Wallace paying him a compliment, joe Biden gave a eulogy a little more than a decade ago for a former exalted cyclops of the Klan – Robert Byrd. – Dagen McDowell	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Here is the truth. The former President of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election, there’s truth. And tragically, there are lies. Lies conceived and spread for profit and power. We must be absolutely clear about what is true and what is a lie. – The President	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
So I mean, how does this play out? This is all happening notwithstanding the fact that the putative leader of the Republican Party is the former president, who is continuing to argue day in and day out that Biden is an illegitimate president, i think it's very clear that you're going to see 2024 as a more significant political crisis for the United States than 2020 was. – Ian Bremmer	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
A former president of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election, he's done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interest as more important than his country's interest and America's interest and because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our Constitution. – Joe Biden	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Where we’re not getting cooperation … we have to take that action. We’ve spoken with over 300 people. Significantly the vice president’s former team has been quite cooperative and shedding light on what we need to know, i ’m interested in what led to January 6. What were the circumstances ? What did [ Trump ] know prior to January 6 ? Because what is most important, even more than accountability for that day, is that we do n’t have anything like that happen again. – Scott Applewhite	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Former Vice President Pence was a hero on January 6. He refused the pressure of the former President. He did his duty, and the nation should be very grateful for the actions that he took that day. – Liz Cheney	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Just as you heard him say on Jan. 6 of last year, I would expect that President Biden will lay out the significance of what happened at the Capitol, and the singular responsibility President Trump has for the chaos and carnage that we saw, he will forcibly push back on the lies spread by the former president – in an attempt to mislead the American people, and his own supporters, as well as distract from his role in what happened – so, he will, of course, speak to the moment, to the importance in history of the peaceful transfer of power, and of what we need to do to protect our own democracy and be forward-looking. – Jen Psaki	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
President Biden has, of course, spoken repeatedly about how the former president abused his office, undermined the Constitution and ignored his oath to the American people in an effort to amass more power for himself and his allies, he sees Jan. 6 as a tragic culmination of what those four years under President Trump did to our country. – Jen Psaki	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I think I am the only former Capitol policeman here that is a senator, i have such great respect for the work that they do. – Harry Reid	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There's a certain sect of the Republican Party and those close to the former President, who never want to fall out of his good graces, where else are they going to go ? He's their lifeline. – Alyssa Farah	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We show that, at least for Pharoah Amenhotep I, the priests of the 21st dynasty lovingly repaired the injuries inflicted by the tomb robbers, restored Pharoah Amenhotep mummy to its former glory, and preserved the magnificent jewelry and amulets in place. – Sahar Saleem	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Just the other day former President Trump announced he had gotten his booster shot. That may be one of the few things he and I agree on, let me be clear, thanksto the prioradministrationand our scientific community, America is one of the first countries to get the vaccine. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
All personnel of [ the ] former government are living normally in Afghanistan, no one hurts them. – The Taliban deputy spokesman	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Treat this like a gamble, because it definitely is, it seems like a lot of the valuation is based on hype and the personal popularity of Former President Donald Trump. That's not a sound investment rationale. – Matthew Kennedy	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It didn't really make sense, a better example of a user would be' Matthew Kennedy residents with internet access' or' one of the 89 million followers of Trump's former Twitter account.'. – Matthew Kennedy	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We uncovered a video where he had used the police in his former district to silence a 68-year-old grandmother. – Jeremy Story	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We are going to take power after this next election. And when we do, it's not going to be like the days of (former House Speaker) Paul Ryan and (Rep.) Trey Gowdy and no real oversight and no real subpoenas, it's going to be the days of (GOP Reps.) Jim Jordan, Marjorie Greene, Dr. (Paul) Gosar, and myself. – Matt Gaetz	Found on CNN 2 years ago
He clearly is waiving any claim he has to keep confidential his communications with the former President or what happened in the White House, after all, if he can say it in a book, why he can't he say it before Congress in an investigation ? – Adam Schiff	Found on CNN 2 years ago

As a former principal, I know just the possibility of an incident like today is what keeps us up at night.

– Interim Superintendent Wayne Walters

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Because the Court of Appeals concluded that President Trump's claims would have failed even if President Trump were President Trump, President Trump status as a former President necessarily made no difference to the court's decision, tonight's ruling is a major setback for former President Trump in President Trump efforts to block the National Archives from turning over documents to the January 6 Committee.

– The Supreme Court

Found on CNN
2 years ago

A former president must be able to successfully invoke the Presidential communications privilege for communications that occurred during his Presidency even if the current President does not support the privilege claim.

– Brett Kavanaugh

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Any time we get so many important current and former political leaders in one place, it kind of creates its own atmosphere, i think that's exactly why this group of powerful people didn't step into the spotlight but stood behind and below the stage instead.

– Chip Somodevilla

Found on CNN
2 years ago

But I think any time we're talking about the 2020 election and rehashing that, it takes our eyes off the ultimate prize. And so I think most Republican senators understand that in order for us to be successful as a country that we have to get the majority back in the Senate and that means focusing on the future not the past, we welcome the former president's support of that, but would hope that he would play a constructive role and contribute to helping us win the majority back in 2022.

– John Thune

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

While it is Donald Trump right to do so, it is inconsistent with what other former first ladies have done, donating similar items to the National Archives and presidential libraries in the interest of preserving history and giving back to the American people.

– Mark Updegrove

Found on CNN
2 years ago

And as Greg pointed out, he was a Democrat – but Biden once bragged about Wallace paying him a compliment, joe Biden gave a eulogy a little more than a decade ago for a former exalted cyclops of the Klan – Robert Byrd.

– Dagen McDowell

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Here is the truth. The former President of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election, there’s truth. And tragically, there are lies. Lies conceived and spread for profit and power. We must be absolutely clear about what is true and what is a lie.

– The President

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

So I mean, how does this play out? This is all happening notwithstanding the fact that the putative leader of the Republican Party is the former president, who is continuing to argue day in and day out that Biden is an illegitimate president, i think it's very clear that you're going to see 2024 as a more significant political crisis for the United States than 2020 was.

– Ian Bremmer

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

A former president of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election, he's done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interest as more important than his country's interest and America's interest and because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our Constitution.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Where we’re not getting cooperation … we have to take that action. We’ve spoken with over 300 people. Significantly the vice president’s former team has been quite cooperative and shedding light on what we need to know, i ’m interested in what led to January 6. What were the circumstances ? What did [ Trump ] know prior to January 6 ? Because what is most important, even more than accountability for that day, is that we do n’t have anything like that happen again.

– Scott Applewhite

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Former Vice President Pence was a hero on January 6. He refused the pressure of the former President. He did his duty, and the nation should be very grateful for the actions that he took that day.

– Liz Cheney

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Just as you heard him say on Jan. 6 of last year, I would expect that President Biden will lay out the significance of what happened at the Capitol, and the singular responsibility President Trump has for the chaos and carnage that we saw, he will forcibly push back on the lies spread by the former president – in an attempt to mislead the American people, and his own supporters, as well as distract from his role in what happened – so, he will, of course, speak to the moment, to the importance in history of the peaceful transfer of power, and of what we need to do to protect our own democracy and be forward-looking.

– Jen Psaki

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

President Biden has, of course, spoken repeatedly about how the former president abused his office, undermined the Constitution and ignored his oath to the American people in an effort to amass more power for himself and his allies, he sees Jan. 6 as a tragic culmination of what those four years under President Trump did to our country.

– Jen Psaki

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think I am the only former Capitol policeman here that is a senator, i have such great respect for the work that they do.

– Harry Reid

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There's a certain sect of the Republican Party and those close to the former President, who never want to fall out of his good graces, where else are they going to go ? He's their lifeline.

– Alyssa Farah

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We show that, at least for Pharoah Amenhotep I, the priests of the 21st dynasty lovingly repaired the injuries inflicted by the tomb robbers, restored Pharoah Amenhotep mummy to its former glory, and preserved the magnificent jewelry and amulets in place.

– Sahar Saleem

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Just the other day former President Trump announced he had gotten his booster shot. That may be one of the few things he and I agree on, let me be clear, thanksto the prioradministrationand our scientific community, America is one of the first countries to get the vaccine.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

All personnel of [ the ] former government are living normally in Afghanistan, no one hurts them.

– The Taliban deputy spokesman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Treat this like a gamble, because it definitely is, it seems like a lot of the valuation is based on hype and the personal popularity of Former President Donald Trump. That's not a sound investment rationale.

– Matthew Kennedy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It didn't really make sense, a better example of a user would be' Matthew Kennedy residents with internet access' or' one of the 89 million followers of Trump's former Twitter account.'.

– Matthew Kennedy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We uncovered a video where he had used the police in his former district to silence a 68-year-old grandmother.

– Jeremy Story

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are going to take power after this next election. And when we do, it's not going to be like the days of (former House Speaker) Paul Ryan and (Rep.) Trey Gowdy and no real oversight and no real subpoenas, it's going to be the days of (GOP Reps.) Jim Jordan, Marjorie Greene, Dr. (Paul) Gosar, and myself.

– Matt Gaetz

Found on CNN
2 years ago

He clearly is waiving any claim he has to keep confidential his communications with the former President or what happened in the White House, after all, if he can say it in a book, why he can't he say it before Congress in an investigation ?

– Adam Schiff

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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