McConnell votes to acquit, but says Trump could be criminally liable: ‘Didn’t get away with anything

[mystery-ak]

McConnell votes to acquit, but says Trump could be criminally liable: ‘Didn’t get away with anything yet’
February 14, 2021 | Jon Dougherty

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tore into former President Donald Trump following his impeachment acquittal in the Senate on Saturday, calling his behavior last month ahead of the Capitol riot “unconscionable” while admitting the Constitution provided no authority to try him as a “private citizen.”

“There’s no question… that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” McConnell said during a roughly 20-minute floor speech.

“The people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president. And having that belief was a foreseeable consequence of the growing crescendo of false statements, conspiracy theories and reckless hyperbole which the defeated president kept shouting into the largest megaphone on planet Earth,” the Kentucky Republican continued.

“These criminals were carrying his banners. Hanging his flags and screaming their loyalty to him. It was obvious that only President Trump could end this,” he added. “Former aides publicly begged him to do so. Loyal allies frantically called the administration. The president did not act swiftly. He did not do his job… Instead according to public reports he watched television happily as the chaos unfolded, kept pressing his scheme to overturn the election.”


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[skeeter]

I'll go with Ted on this one - Murderturtle is a habitual liar.

DC is lousy with em.

[240B]

The Democrats don't care if they have a 'real' case against Trump or not.
They just want to tie him up in court and drain his money.
The same as they did when he was actually President.
Also, this will keep Trump's name in the news so the Democrats can still obsess on him with HATE.
Just like COVID and 'masks', the very last thing the Democrats want is for Trump to fade away and live a normal life.
How can they blame all of their problems on a person everyone has forgotten?

[conservativevoter]

McC shouldn't be pointing fingers!  (Btw, doesn't he have some connection with BigPharma?)   

What do the Dims and Rinos think they can convict Trump on?  His request to rioters that they make themselves heard in DC?   isn't that what we should all be doing?  I don't recall any half-ass Rinos inquiring so much into the riots held this past summer in Portland, LA, Chicago, NYC, etc. etc.  How come, I wonder?   

[mystery-ak]

Graham: McConnell ‘Put a Load on the Back of Republicans’ with Anti-Trump Speech
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/14/graham-mcconnell-put-a-load-on-the-back-of-republicans-with-anti-trump-speech/