A January 6 defendant’s lawyer says he’s spoken with “a high member of the future Trump Administration” and claims a pardon is almost certain, Politico reports.
Quote of the Day
“He’s behaving as if he’s a co-president and making sure everyone knows it.”
— A Trump insider talking to NBC News about Elon Musk.
Mike Johnson Leaves Door Open to Recess Appointments
Speaker Mike Johnson left the door open to adjourning Congress so President-elect Donald Trump can appoint his Cabinet nominees outside of the usual Senate confirmation process if necessary, NBC News reports.
Said Johnson: “We’re in a time of very divided government and a very partisan atmosphere in Washington. I wish it were not. I wish the Senate would simply do its job of advise and consent and allow the president to put the persons in his Cabinet of his choosing. But if this thing bogs down, it would be a great detriment to the country, to the American people.”
He added: “We’ll evaluate all that at the appropriate time, and we’ll make the appropriate decision. There may be a function for that. We’ll have to see how it plays out.”
Advice from Democrats Who Outran Kamala Harris
“Democrats who won major Senate races have a blunt message for their party: Get a better economic message or keep losing,” Politico reports.
“From Elissa Slotkin in Michigan to Ruben Gallego in Arizona and Adam Schiff in California, these soon-to-be senators took to the Sunday television shows to answer what they did right that other Democrats failed to do. It all came a week after many other Democrats hid from the networks last Sunday, in the aftermath of the election loss.”
Trump to Ease Rules for Self-Driving Cars
“Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for fully self-driving vehicles one of the Transportation Department’s priorities,“ Bloomberg reports.
“If new rules enable cars without human controls, that would directly benefit Elon Musk, the Tesla Inc. chief executive officer and Trump mega-donor who has become a powerful fixture in the president-elect’s inner circle. He has bet the future of the EV maker on self-driving technology and artificial intelligence.”
Polls Show Growing Support for Mass Deportation
“Support for deporting undocumented immigrants has grown since Donald Trump was last in office, a review of recent polling finds – as have nativist sentiments more broadly,” CNN reports.
“But the level of public backing for mass deportation varies significantly depending on the framing of the question, suggesting there are limits to the public appetite for denying any pathway to citizenship to people in the US illegally.”
Chart of the Day
Scott Bessent Spoke With Musk About Treasury Secretary
“Billionaire Elon Musk and Key Square Group LP founder Scott Bessent, whom President-elect Donald Trump is considering for Treasury secretary, spoke after Musk publicly endorsed Howard Lutnick as the best pick for the post,” Bloomberg reports.
“Trump’s decision on who will take on the powerful cabinet post — which includes overseeing the $28 trillion Treasuries market and economic sanctions — has become riddled with chaos as the two top advisers publicly battle for the job.”
Biden Lets Ukraine Strike Russia With U.S. Missiles
“President Biden has authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia,” the New York Times reports.
“The weapons are likely to be initially employed against Russian and North Korean troops in defense of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of western Russia.”
“Mr. Biden’s decision is a major change in U.S. policy. The choice has divided his advisers, and his shift comes two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, having vowed to limit further support for Ukraine.”
Associated Press: Biden for the first time OKs Ukraine’s use of US-supplied long-range missiles in Russia.
Donald Trump’s Cabinet of Wonders
David Remnick: “The President-elect’s nominations look like the most flagrant act of vindictive trolling since the rise of the Internet. But it is a trolling beyond mischief.”
Xi’s Olive Branch to Trump Comes With Warning
“Xi Jinping used his final meeting with Joe Biden to send a clear message to Donald Trump: China wants to be friends, but is ready for a fight if necessary,” Bloomberg reports.
“With Biden set to leave the White House in January, China’s leader took Saturday’s meeting as a chance to spell out his approach toward Trump. That entails finding a way for the world’s two biggest economies to get along, with Xi emphasizing that the US and China shouldn’t fight a ‘new Cold War,’ and a conflict between them isn’t inevitable.”
North Korea May Send Putin 100,000 Troops
“North Korea may deploy as many as 100,000 troops to aid Russia’s war on Ukraine if the alliance between Pyongyang and Moscow continues to deepen,” Bloomberg reports.
Justice Department and FBI Officials Lawyer Up
“Multiple current and former senior Justice Department and FBI officials have begun reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration,” NBC News reports.
“Following Trump’s decisive election victory, many DOJ officials and career staffers were already nervous about the possibility that they would be targeted by Trump loyalists, particularly members of Congress. But the selection of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a firebrand Trump ally who was the subject of a recent FBI investigation, to lead the department has sharply increased the sense of alarm, the sources said.”
Iran Says Elon Musk’s Secret Meeting Didn’t Happen
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Saturday strongly denied a reported meeting between Tehran’s United Nations envoy and U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, Reuters reports.
Trump’s Push for Ukraine Peace Finds Growing Acceptance
Wall Street Journal: “While European leaders have started discussions to see whether they could fill any funding gap for Kyiv if the incoming Trump administration cuts off support, officials in many capitals recognize that an off-ramp to the conflict appears increasingly necessary.”
“It’s a sharp turnaround from even six months ago…. Where concerns remain deep in Europe, however, is over the degree to which the Trump administration will deny Ukraine agency over the shape of a diplomatic settlement.”
Trump’s Choice for Energy Secretary Is a Climate Skeptic
“Donald Trump rewarded the tycoons behind the shale boom, among his most ardent supporters, with the selection Saturday of Chris Wright as his nominee for Energy Secretary,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Wright was front-and-center for the fracking revolution that reshaped the country as a band of scrappy wildcatters that reinvigorated U.S. oil and gas production to record heights. His $2.8 billion company, Liberty Energy, pumps water and sand underground to frack customers’ wells.”
“Wright’s selection elevates a pugnacious branch of the oil-and-gas industry that is skeptical of climate-change science and mostly hasn’t pledged to build out low-carbon energy businesses, unlike giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron.”
Trump’s Record Pace for Cabinet Picks
“President-elect Trump has set a modern record for staffing his government, with 12 Cabinet-level appointments in the 12 days since the election,” Axios reports.
“That’s five times faster than President Biden made the same number of picks for his administration — and four times faster than Trump’s pick for his first administration.”
Secret Trump Voters Have Post-Election Coming Out
“They’re donning MAGA hats in cafes, celebrating on social media and flying Trump flags: Supporters of President-elect Trump in deep blue cities and states are no longer keeping it to themselves,” Axios reports.
“Trump improved on his 2016 and 2020 margins in almost every state, including in most big, blue cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.”
“Many Trump voters in those cities saw his victory as validation, and are acting accordingly.”
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