McConnell continues to break with Trump on immun
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Posted On: 04/29/2024 7:19:57 AM
McConnell continues to break with Trump on immunity claims
Story by Ursula Perano • 20h • 3 min read
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is still breaking with Donald Trump on the former president’s claims of having total immunity — and on his role in the events of Jan. 6 — putting the two men at striking odds just months out from the election.
The Supreme Court is currently weighing whether a president has total immunity from criminal charges, as Trump has claimed amid a litany of cases against him. An impeachment trial in 2021 acquitted Trump from having incited the events of Jan. 6; McConnell was among those who voted to acquit. But the GOP leader at the time did say presidents can be found criminally and civilly liable for their actions.
In an interview with CBS’ "Face the Nation" that aired Sunday, McConnell was repeatedly pressed on whether he stood by his 2021 comments claiming presidents do not have total immunity.
“I stand by everything I said then," McConnell told host Margaret Brennan. "Obviously, it'll be up to the Supreme Court to decide whether I was correct."
McConnell was also asked if he stood by his 2021 comments claiming Trump was “practically and morally responsible for provoking the events” of Jan. 6, 2021. He stood by those remarks as well, telling CBS, “I stand by everything I've said on January 6, and February 13, 2021.”
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