NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell's comments slamming former-President Trump for his involvement in the Capitol riot shortly after voting to acquit Trump on the article of impeachment for "incitement of insurrection."
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McConnell Says 'No Question' Trump Provoked Capitol Riot After Voting To Acquit | MSNBC
The GOP is now controlled by the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene & Lauren Boebert. They will lose seats in 2022.
Don’t forget that redistricting heavily favors the GOP.
@Evan K good to know you are completely ok with Jerry meandering as long as it benefits you. Its funny how you Republicans cry the democrats are crooked.
Amazing how maga-hats just went out of fashion overnight, and all it took was the one and only looting of the Capitol since 1814.
Who would have thought that live streaming your crime spree could backfire that bigly 🤪
President Reject Donald J. Trump walks into a bar.
And lowers it.
@Charli TikTok Is your link a virus because it can’t be news?
Well mitch; you play with dog poop, you get pink eye.
The Geriatric Mutant Turtle is taking hypocrisy to a whole new level.
@Agolf Twittler They are “special” in a biggly way. Maybe Marjories followers should wear green or tinfoil hats, so we know who to avoid.
@ღSwnsasyღ _ Its all about money from big corporations.
His donors.
turtle McCoward
@Gonz Moscow Mitch.
His real name is actually even more ridiculous.
Alison Mitchell McConnell.
As if his parents somehow sensed that his balls would never drop.
@Zen That would be very convenient yes.
Pointy green hoods would make it easy to spot the maggats at a safe distance.
Moscow Mitch:No question that Trump provoked the capitol riot.
Also Moscow Mitch: *Votes to acquit*
Acquit because a former president who’s now a private citizen can’t be convicted. Impeachment is for removal.
@Cameron Kear Mitch delayed the trial when he was majority leader and then he & other GOP senators said “It is unconstitutional to impeach a former president.”
@Cameron Kear
“I hold myself, so long as I have the breath of life in my body, amenable to impeachment by this House for everything I did during the time I held any public office”
– John Quincy Adams
@Cameron Kear Impeachment is NOT just for removal. Here is the literal text. “The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two-thirds of the Members present. Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States; but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.”
The part about “Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States…”, Is the relevant part.
While yes the senate can’t remove him from office for obvious reasons. The senate can still disqualify him from future office and any pension and trust. That’s the part you and the republicans are leaving out, and it’s so disingenuous.
No question that Trump attacked our democracy. But GOP over country I guess…
If you want to get a rich man’s attention ; just get between him and his money
talk is cheap. he had the opportunity to act but he didn’t, coward that he is…
Other than the 7 GOP with a spine knowing to convict correctly, the remaining Republican are a disgrace to the United States, to the world!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Like the 4 year impeach movement, fight fight fight, lol
McConnell manipulated the process to guarantee its failure. Nothing he says can be trusted.
Watch what they DO, not what they SAY.
This is “southern justice.” Everybody knows the accused is guilty, but the old boy network won’t convict him because he’s one of them.
I bet you he’s the worst of them.
Can’t argue with that.
Not in the French Quarter. 87% of us, voted for Biden. But yes, the Rep. old boys ALSO want their fancy homes, big cars, perks…etc..
@Cynthia Hawkins in other words, the more worldly, educated group went for Biden. How can sanity prevail and cut both heads off the snake? The Senators took an oath to be objective and non biased. Senator Cassidy followed his oath and he is centured? Disgusting. He is my kind of moral Senator. Bravo for your courage!
I’m from Texas and you said it right. Republicans pray on the undereducated.
McConnell said let the courts take care of it after him an trump spent 4 years stacking the courts. What a JOKE
Yes his guilty but I delayed so we us the excuse his out of office—.. Squirrel!
They felt guilty about not being man enough to vote against trump now he wants it both ways, money is hind Mitch
They are not ‘his’ senators,. They are the people who crapped on the constitution, and made all of what OUR SERVICE men and women who so bravely served our country probably feel so betrayed. 😔
Sorry, I’m not impressed by McConnell’s strategic skills. It was scheming, calculating politicians in late 1932-Jan 33 that enabled Hitler’s accession to power. We need a lot more people to act on principle, not political calculation.
The media shouldn’t refer to McConnell as the most politically savvy person in Washington. He’s a monster!
If they know he’s guilty why did they aquit. This is a travesty of justice. Screw the consequences, do the right thing.
They are Cowards, they are GQP now.
McConnell needs to retire. He’s a disgrace.
moscow mitch has always been a disgrace – but finally spoke his mind… I dont know why.
Their vote spit on every officer protecting them especially the family of the fallen officer.
Amen whirlwind. God bless all officers even those who died guarding those Republicans.
“Politically savvy”
Definition of immorally weaponizing the rules