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From NBC's Ben Kamisar If it's Sunday, how does Congress hold the president accountable?
There's agreement across the political spectrum (from virtually every Democrat, independent-minded GOP senators, and even House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy) that President Trump bears at least some responsibility for the attack on the Capitol.
But what's not clear is what punishment Trump will face from it.
Only a handful of Republican House members supported impeaching Trump. But that doesn't mean all who opposed it think he should get out unscathed.
South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, one of Sunday's guests, backed the idea of censure because there wasn't a full investigation before the vote, arguing that "even if you think the president is guilty as hell, like many do believe, there has to be due process." "We were really trying hard to figure out: How do we hold a president accountable who put all of our lives at risk?”
—South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace on "Meet the Press." But impeachment now heads to the Senate, where Democrats are looking for enough GOP cross-over votes to convict Trump and potentially bar him from holding future office.
Also on "Meet the Press," New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker advised the House impeachment managers to keep their arguments grounded in facts, not politics, if they want to win over his GOP colleagues.
And amid questions about whether Congress can move forward after Trump leaves office, Booker said that lawmakers should do their job and let the courts be the "referee." "It's constitutionally dangerous not to proceed. We just had the president of the United States try to undermine the peaceful transition of power."
—Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., on "Meet the Press." Click on the photos below to watch the full interviews with Mace and Booker.
Fauci optimistic on vaccine rollout, timing for new approval consideration It's been a bumpy road for the coronavirus vaccine rollout, with frustration over availability and restrictive guidelines leading to some doses being thrown out instead of given to Americans.
But Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation's foremost public health experts, shared some optimistic news on today's "Meet the Press."
He believes that "we're weeks away, not months away" from considering the approval of two new vaccines, including the one-dose shot from Johnson & Johnson.
While he admitted an initial "misunderstanding" about whether to reserve enough doses of the vaccine to ensure everyone who has already received one dose can get a second shot, the "consistent and reliable" supply no longer makes that necessary.
And he doubled down on President-elect Joe Biden's 100 million vaccinations in his first 100-days goal. "One thing that’s clear is that the issue of getting a 100 million doses in the first 100 days is absolutely a doable thing."
—Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on "Meet the Press." Click on the photo below for more from the interview
TWEETS OF THE DAY: Will there be a final-days pardon flurry, and will it include Trump? Read more from the new NBC News poll here, including about how the president's approval rating among registered voters has remained stable despite the Capitol violence.
ICYMI: Capitol attack in perspective The attack on the Capitol was shocking, but it came after years of escalating rhetoric and political violence.
Click on the photo below to watch more on how we got here.
And be sure to stay tuned for a deeper dive once Season Two of "Meet the Press Reports" airs on Peacock and NBC News Now. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
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