McConnell, Denouncing Trump After Voting to Acquit, Says His Hands Were Tied

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell said he believed that Donald J. Trump was undeniably guilty of a “disgraceful dereliction of duty” on Jan. 6, when he incited and then failed to do anything to halt a deadly assault on the Capitol.

“There’s no question — none — that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” Mr. McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and minority leader, declared Saturday afternoon in an anti-Trump diatribe so scathing that it could have been delivered by any of the nine House prosecutors seeking a conviction.

But minutes before he spoke, when it came time for the most powerful Republican in Washington to hold Mr. Trump to account on the charge of causing the riot, Mr. McConnell said his hands were tied. It could not be done, he argued. He voted to acquit.

“We have no power to convict and disqualify a former officeholder who is now a private citizen,” Mr. McConnell, who said he reached that conclusion after “intense reflection,” said as he delivered a lawyerly explanation on the limits of Senate power.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-denouncing-trump-after-voting-to-acquit-says-his-hands-were-tied/ar-BB1dF46b?li=BBnb7Kz

Uh huh. Then why did you dismiss the Senate early after articles of impeachment were delivered? He was still president then.

[Pantagruel]

1. "Then why did you dismiss the Senate early after articles of impeachment were delivered? "

He'll take the Fifth on that.

[tanyev]

6. Yeah, Mitch went to a lot of effort to climb up that fence post and flip himself over.

[Kablooie]

2. If it had been a Democrat you can be sure he'd vote to convict.

As would every single Republican in the Senate.
And if a Democratic president had done what Trump did all the Democrats would too.

It's possible for a Democrat to suffer consequences for even minor actions.
Republicans can actively move to overthrow the government and are totally free to do it again without worry.

[Solly Mack]

3. McConnell is FOS, as always.

[bottomofthehill]

4. He is garbage

He made the rules and then complains about them, utter garbage

[bullimiami]

5. the man who for years has just bashed his way though every wall of convention, custom and rule

suddenly comes up against a tissue he just cant tear.

what a pos.

worse than anything else i hate about these republicans, its their endless lying and dissembling.
just say what you are and what you want.
at least we could respect your honesty even if we still hate your practices and policies.

[FakeNoose]

7. Weasel words from the corrupt turtle

[Crunchy Frog]

8. After intense calculation.

Fixed the statement for him.

[NCjack]

9. We witnessed an asshole tie his own hands.

[andym]

10. He should have abstained in that case ("unconstitutional")

Since "not guilty" is not an appropriate response in the case that the charges don't apply.
Abstention would have sent a more clear moral message as well.

[Blue Owl]

11. The zip-tie guy got to McConnell?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. Traitor Moscow Mitch McConnell is a lying sack of pig shit.

[3catwoman3]

13. BULL.

SHIT!

[StarfishSaver]

14. They weren't too tied up for him to vote to acquit in what he called an illegal process

If the trial was unconstitutional, he shouldn't have participated in it.

That's like saying gambling's wrong, but letting the dealer deal you a hand, calling "Blackjack!" and then cashing in your winning chips.

If he couldn't vote to convict because the process was unconstitutional, he couldn't have voted to acquit either.

[struggle4progress]

15. Up next: "Mitch, Man of Intecrisy!"

[occupant]

16. Sing song

If "they" were comin ' to tie his neck up on that gallows, he'd be singing a different song now wouldn't he?

[Brainfodder]

17. Moscow Mitch treating his job like a game and ignoring consequences to the masses, entirely?

Hands were tied is bullshit throw away line?

Balls in a vice is more like it?

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadistic_personality_disorder]