LETTER: What to make of Mitch McConnell’s artifice in Senate?
Republican leader of the US Senate squares his ‘hypocritical’ vote against Trump using narrow interpretation of impeachment
17 February 2021 - 16:45
What are we to make of Mitch McConnell, Republican leader of the US Senate, agreeing at the Senate trial that Donald Trump incited an insurrection, yet acquitting him?
Anger won’t be confined to US Democrats. Trump's supporters will be infuriated by McConnell's damning closing speech that Trump was clearly guilty as charged, a straight betrayal of their champion. McConnell's speech showed he is one of the “weak” congressional members against whom Trump mustered his cavalry on January 6, a traitor who will not save himself by his hypocritical vote. ..
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