“History Will Hold Donald Trump Accountable”: Mike Pence Speaks Out on Jan 6

SVB Fallout • Dreher’s Exit • GOP’s Penis Obsession

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“History Will Hold Donald Trump Accountable”: Mike Pence Speaks Out on Jan 6

Good morning from the Hive newsroom! While our Vanity Fair colleagues have all your Oscar needs covered from LA, we at the Hive are starting at Washington’s glitzy Gridiron Dinner, where Mike Pence said his former boss’s “reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol” and “history will hold Donald Trump accountable.” As for accountability in the near term, Pence notably refused to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee, is fighting a DOJ subpoena, and hasn’t ruled out voting for Trump again.

Elsewhere, Kelly Rissman writes on the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, Caleb Ecarma reports on the end of Rod Dreher’s American Conservative blog, and Bess Levin and Maggie Coughlan discuss the GOP’s obsession with penises. Thanks for reading.

“History Will Hold Donald Trump Accountable,” Pence Says

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How Rod Dreher’s Blog Got a Little “Too Weird” for The American Conservative

The right-wing commentator’s columns, which were unedited and bankrolled by a single donor, will be shuttered Friday after a 12-year run. Sources say it was ultimately a diatribe on circumcision that was a bridge too far.

Let’s Just Say It: The GOP Is Obsessed With Penises

From Trump’s “Tiny D” moniker to Tucker Carlson’s ball-tanning, Republicans can’t seem to stop talking about that body part. Is somebody feeling insecure?

Donald Trump Might Soon Be Vying for Presidency While Facing Criminal Charges

The former president has been asked to testify before a grand jury in the Stormy Daniels hush-money probe, marking a significant escalation in a case that could make him the first former president to be indicted in US history.