First: Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges he led a criminal enterprise designed to steal the 2020 election in Georgia. 

Plus: For at least the second time, Mitch McConnell freezes on camera and stops speaking in mid-sentence. New CNN reporting spotlights a behind the scenes frenzy to reassure Republicans that the leader is okay and can still do his job. 

And: Clarence Thomas fesses up to what we already knew: He lived like the rich and famous and on the dime of actual billionaires, who had business before the court. 

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