Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has said he thinks President Trump has committed impeachable offenses following the violent attacks on the Capitol building last week, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
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Citing people familiar with his thinking, the Times reported that McConnell is pleased that Democrats are pushing to impeach Trump in his final days, saying he thinks it’ll make it easier for the Republican Party to distance itself from the president.
According to the Times, McConnell has said he wants to examine the language of the article of impeachment the House plans to pass Wednesday against Trump, which alleges that the president incited violence against the U.S. government.
The effort is expected to receive support from about a dozen Republicans after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol and breached security, broke windows, vandalized offices and forced lawmakers to evacuate into undisclosed locations to hide from the rioters.
The Senate majority leader has indicated in private conversations that impeachment gives the GOP an opportunity to part from Trump, who McConnell credits with losing the Senate for Republicans.
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JUST IN: McConnell has said he thinks Trump committed impeachable offenses: report https://t.co/hufwc9xSYC pic.twitter.com/QX7rZ3Sk0A
— The Hill (@thehill) January 12, 2021
I can hear the machinery creaking in Washington toward the Downfall moment.
Watch closely: Mitch will lead the way with "Well, I was *always* Never Trump…but you know…"https://t.co/C0qEasuDxR
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 12, 2021
Not because it’s the right thing to do, though. https://t.co/9fcUdiKQNr
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) January 12, 2021
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