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Jackie Calmes: Tell-all Trumpists — you should have come clean long ago

The predictable pile-on has begun.

Los Angeles Times

Donald Trump was ‘obsessed with bombing Mexican drug labs after mistaken identity’

Former US President Donald Trump asked a "stunned" Defence Secretary Mark Esper if it was possible to bomb Mexican drug labs, claims New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman

Daily Mirror

Growing number in GOP back Pelosi on possible Taiwan trip

An increasing number of Republican officials are defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her reported trip to Taiwan

The Independent UK

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Taiwan's concerns on speed of arms sales will be conveyed to U.S., says ex-U.S. defence secretary

Former U.S. defence secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday he would take back to Washington D.C. concerns expressed in Taiwan about the speed of arms sales to the island and the need to get greater access to weapons like portable missiles.

Reuters

John M. Crisp: Is Biden a good president? The question is irrelevant

In response to the Jan. 6 House committee hearings, Republicans are embracing an adage that has served dependably for millennia in sports and war: “The best defense is a good offense.”

Tribune News Service

John M. Crisp: Is Biden a good president? The question is irrelevant

In response to the Jan. 6 House committee hearings, Republicans are embracing an adage that has served dependably for millennia in sports and war: “The best defense is a good offense.”

Tribune News Service

Bill de Blasio on what Biden must do

I'm telling President Biden what I told President Trump: Extraordinary times demand extraordinary solutions

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Abortion-rights activists are targeting Supreme Court justices' homes. That's fine by me

Before we delve into the ethics of peacefully protesting in front of a Supreme Court justice's home, I'd like to remind you about some of the havoc wrought by abortion foes after the court legalized abortion in 1973.

Los Angeles Times

Trump wanted to court-martial former military officials he thought were disloyal, book claims

Trump wanted generals punished for criticism of his leadership

The Independent UK

Jr. rushes in to defend Trump missiles

“Is that supposed to be a bad thing?”

Salon

Jimmy Kimmel on latest Trump tell-all: ‘Almost unfathomable that this imbecile was running our country’

Late-night hosts discuss former defense secretary Mark Esper’s new book and Rudy Giuliani backing out of an interview with the January 6 committee

The Guardian - US

Steve Bannon threatens Mark Esper over Trump revelations: ‘You’re going to be held accountable, bro’

‘When we come to power, don’t think you can skip away from this’

The Independent UK

A Sacred Oath review: Mark Esper on Trump, missiles for Mexico and more

The ex-defense secretary’s memoir is scary and sobering – but don’t expect Republican leaders or voters to heed his warning

The Guardian - US

Ex-defence secretary says he believes Trump was a ‘threat to democracy’

Former defence secretary says he hopes Trump does not run for president in 2024

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Trump news – live: Elon Musk may lift ex-president’s Twitter ban as bizarre ‘hurricane gun’ story surfaces

Former defence secretary has made stunning claims about Mr Trump’s behaviour during 2020 protests

Miami Herald

Esper: Trump’s White House discussed blockade of Cuba and military action in Venezuela

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he prevented “dangerous things” from happening during the time President Donald Trump was in office, including military intervention in Venezuela and a blockade of Cuba.

Tribune News Service

Trump slams former Pentagon chief Mark Esper, doesn’t deny allegations in book

Former President Donald Trump hit back at Mark Esper, his onetime secretary of defense, as a “lightweight” and Republican in name only but did not deny bombshell allegations that he wanted to shoot racial justice protesters or fire missiles at drug targets in Mexico.

The Independent UK

Mark Esper says he and military chief devised ‘four No’s’ to stop Trump doing ‘bad things, terrible things’ and taking US in ‘dark direction’

‘The last year of the Trump administration … we prevented really bad things, dangerous things’

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The Independent UK

‘No comment’: Trump refuses to deny report he wanted to bomb drug labs in Mexico

Trump’s former defence secretary revealed in his new book that the former president allegedly asked about sending missiles into Mexico to ‘destroy drug labs’

The Independent UK

Trump claims he personally ran US military as his defence secretary was ‘a lightweight’

‘Mark Esper was a stiff who was desperate not to lose his job’

WEKU

Former Pentagon chief Esper says Trump asked about shooting protesters

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Esper about his forthcoming book, "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times."

The Independent UK

Trump claims he wanted 10,000 active duty troops in DC on 6 January

Former president denies claims he wanted to deploy the 10,000 troops to a BLM protest

The Independent UK

Trump news - live: Esper says he stopped ex-president from doing ‘terrible things’

Former defence secretary Mark Esper has made stunning claims about Mr Trump’s behaviour during 2020 protests

Axios

Esper says Biden admin had "shaky start " on response to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Esper told CBS he also had to stop plans to "blockade Cuba" and other "dangerous" ideas.

The Independent UK

Defence department tried to stop Esper revealing that Trump wanted to secretly bomb Mexico drug plants

Pentagon ‘vehemently’ objected to book passage over fears it could damage relations with Mexico

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