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Source: CNN
As President Trump made history tonight as the only US president to be impeached twice, one White House adviser said everybodys angry at everyone inside the White House, with the President being upset because he thinks people arent defending him enough.
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"Hes by himself, not a lot of people to bounce ideas off of, whenever that happens he goes to his worst instincts. Now that Twitter isnt available God only knows what the outlet will be," the source said.
One outlet Trump is focused on is wielding what power he has left: pardons. Multiple sources told CNN the next batch of pardons could come as soon as Thursday, in part to distract from the current narrative.
One of the sources also noted that Trump was planning to give New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the medal of honor tomorrow, but Belichick refused. Announcing some pardons could replace that, especially if there are some high-profile ones.
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