House impeachment managers started Tuesday’s impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump showing a graphic video from inside the U.S. Capitol. The television networks showed it, uncut and uncensored, during daytime television. Also, Fox News dumps Lou Dobbs, OAN distances itself from a documentary it aired, and a rundown of our favorite Super Bowl commercials.
Weiyi Cai, New York Times: “A step-by-step guide to the impeachment of Donald J. Trump”
Colbert I. King, Washington Post: “Opinion: The only question facing senators in Trump’s impeachment trial”
Gail Collins & Bret Stephens, New York Times: “What if they held an impeachment trial and nobody came?”
David Frum, The Atlantic: “Impeachment is working – just not as the framers expected”
Dana Farrington, NPR: “Read: Trump’s impeachment defense brief”
Fox Dumps Lou Dobbs
Matthew Choi, POLITICO: “Fox Business cancels Lou Dobb’s show”
Mary Papenfuss, HuffPost: “Twitter critics positively giddy after Fox drops ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight’”
Ren LaForme, Poynter: “Why did Fox News dump Lou Dobbs?”
Jeremy Barr & Elahe Izadi, Washington Post: “Smartmatic files $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox News over election fraud claims”
Michael M. Grynbaum & Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times: “Fox files motion to dismiss Smartmartic’s $2.7 billion defamation suit”
Jonah E. Bromwich & Ben Smith, New York Times: “Fox News is sued by election technology company for over $2.7”
Brad Reed, Raw Story: “OAN slaps giant legal disclaimer on MyPillow CEO’s election conspiracy special”
Kellen Browning and Tiffany Hsu, New York Times: “Three false claims about the election made in Mike Lindell’s new film.”
Alexis Benveniste, CNN: “MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is ‘begging to be sued,’ Dominion says”
Bill Shine Consulting NewsNation
Robert Feder: “’Consultant’ Bill Shine casts Fox shadow over ‘NewsNation’”
Departures from the New York Times
David Folkenflik, NPR: “2 prominent ‘New York Times’ journalists depart over past behavior”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: "What happened with New York Times reporter Donald McNeil"
Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine: “Describing a slur is not the same as using it”
PEN America: “PEN America responds to resignation of New York Times Reporter McNeil”
Maxwell Tani & Lachlan Cartwright, The Daily Beast: “Star NY Times reporter accused of using ‘N-word,’ making other racist comments”
Bill Bostock, Insider: “The New York Times said a senior reporter ‘went too far’ after he slammed Trump and said the CDC director should resign”
Super Bowl. LV
Jason Gurwin, The Streamable: “Super Bowl LV on CBS sets new streaming record with 5.7 million average viewers’”
Tiffany Hsu, New York Times: “Bruce Springsteen and babies star in pandemic-year Super Bowl ads”
Sonai Rao & Maura Judkis, Washington Post: “The 8 best Super Bowl commercials, from an ‘Edward Scissorhands’ sequel to Michael B. Jordan’s Alexa”
Chris Richards, Washington Post: “If Bruce Springsteen’s Jeep commercial doesn’t bum you out, congrats on the purchase of your new Jeep”
Amaris Castillo, Poynter: “How the Brady effect led millions of New Englanders to the Tampa Bay Times”
