Mitch McConnell was warned days before Jan. 6 Trump could be 'instigator' of violence

[malaise]

In the four days prior to the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) sent a text message to then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) saying he was concerned about senators' safety prior to the scheduled certification of 2020 Electoral College votes. McConnell never responded.


Author McKay Coppins — who wrote the biography Romney: A Reckoning last year — published the ominous January 2 text message in an article for The Atlantic.

"In case you have not heard this, I just got a call from [Maine independent senator] Angus King, who said that he had spoken with a senior official at the Pentagon who reports that they are seeing very disturbing social media traffic regarding the protests planned on the 6th," the message read. "There are calls to burn down your home, Mitch; to smuggle guns into DC, and to storm the Capitol."

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-jan-6-violence/

[lindysalsagal]

1. Let's see if anyone above rawstory will pick this up.

[TwilightZone]

7. It was published in September in the Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiring-senate-trump-mcconnell/675306/

There were threads about it here on DU. Here's one:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143130114

[Emile]

2. and Mitch did nothing. . .

[spanone]

3. ...and he's done nothing since.

He bad mouthed trmp then voted to acquit him of inciting an insurrection.
Despicable POS.

[malaise]

4. And MoscowMitch did not vote to remove this scumbag from office.

Go Figure!

[malaise]

5. On the contrary he failed to remove hi. From office

[Emile]

6. LOL, that's one way to look at it.

[TwilightZone]

8. This has been known for months. The Atlantic story was published in September.

Not sure why rawstory is seemingly just learning about it now.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiring-senate-trump-mcconnell/675306/

There were threads about it here on DU. Here's one:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143130114

[progressoid]

10. Thanks, thought it sounded familiar. To be fair, it is hard to keep up with the barrage of horribleness that comes from

Trump and the GOP.

[TwilightZone]

12. That is most certainly true.

It all blurs together, which, of course, is their intent.

[malaise]

13. It is back in the news because it's in the book about Romney

But yes we did know about this already and I’m glad. All this immunity BS talk needs to be destroyed.

[TwilightZone]

14. The Atlantic article was about the same book.

The Atlantic article was written by the author of the book. The book came out in October.

Again, there's nothing new here. Why it took RS months to produce this story makes no sense.

[Silent Type]

9. Have never understood why more police were not at the Capitol on Jan 6th.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

11. Mitch is traitor too...

He just drinks a smoother bourbon.

[TSExile]

15. He's one of the biggest cowards.

He and Cruz wouldn't even defend their wives publicly after T**** insulted them. I would have been an ex-Mrs. McConnell or Cruz if I were them.

[republianmushroom]

16. Well Moscow Mitch is a good republican wouldn't say a thing unless a democrat even though of it.

Then he would have a sh@t fit.