Ben Sasse is one of the few Republican senators who often spoke out against President TrumpPresident Trump finally agreed to acknowledge his presidency was ending after being warned by his White House counsel that he could be legally liable for the invasion of the Capitol. As White House staff rushed to denigrate his mental state in the media — the president was described by anonymous officials as “insane”, “beyond the pale” and “mentally unreachable” — it emerged that the threat of legal action helped to persuade Mr Trump to promise a smooth transition of power while also criticising the rioters. SponsoredOn Thursday night Mr Trump, having regained access to his Twitter account, posted a video in which he accepted that there would be a transition on January 20, although he did not mention Joe Biden by name.

Source: The Times January 09, 2021 00:00 UTC