Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Democrats don’t understand how an attempt to overthrow the government is not an impeachable offense; Former President Trump’s legal team says that he was practicing “free speech” at the “Save America Rally,” so who cares if he incited a mob; During the Capitol insurrection, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accepted that she could be killed; Confederate flags on license plates in North Carolina will soon be a thing of the past; A group of activists get creative in their fight to save boobies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices