McConnell says presidents shouldn't be immune from prosecution

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in an interview Thursday with NBC News' "Meet the Press" that he doesn't think presidents should be immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office, as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue.

The Kentucky Republican also told "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker that he stands by his acquittal vote and comments he made in 2021, when he voted against convicting former President Donald Trump in a Senate trial after he was impeached by the House on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

“President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office. ... He didn’t get away with anything, yet,” McConnell said in 2021, adding, “we have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being [held] accountable by either one.”

"That’s [still] my view," McConnell said Thursday, as the Supreme Court heard arguments from Trump's attorneys and federal prosecutors about whether the former president can face charges for acts he committed while in office.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-mitch-mcconnell-presidents-immune-prosecution-rcna149368

You did this Mitch, you POS. If you had decided to convict The Sick Fuck, all of this would be over. Damn you to hell.

[0rganism]

1. McConnell couldn't get over his partisanship long enough to give a single shit about the country

He too will be remembered as a hollow man.

[Conjuay]

10. He will be remembered as

All shell and no turtle.

[GenThePerservering]

2. He's just afraid that the ruling of immunity

will also benefit Biden.

[usaf-vet]

6. Biden could FIRE all six RWNJ justices within minutes of SCOTUS granting immunity to POTUS.

Unless they try to fashion a second Bush vs. Gore-type decision that ONLY applies to Trump and his like-minded extremists.

[CrispyQ]

3. Don't forget his bending the rules to seat Gorshuch & unbending them to seat Barrett.

I've never been so depressed with the state of the country.

[bluestarone]

4. I say lets give this senate a second opportunity to CONVICT and

IMPEACH TFG now.

[Earthrise]

5. Shit for brains should've thought of that before he took what he calls "the action he's most proud of in

his Senate career," in preventing Obama from appointing Merrick Garland to the Court.

[SamKnause]

7. I don't give a flying fuck what Mitch has to say.

He changes his mind more than the wind changes direction.

If you can't trust a word out of someone's mouth, there is no point is listening to anything they have to say.

Mitch has singlehandedly caused great harm to this country.

The day of his demise should be declared a holiday.

[Hugin]

8. Damn, first I'm on the same side of history as Karl Rove and now McConnell!

I really need to reexamine my life's choices.

Does anyone know a good shrink?

[Emile]

9. So that's what Mitch says today. Two faced sob

can kiss my ass

[hatrack]

11. The Gravedigger of American Democracy can go suck donkey dicks . . .

You smirking, mumbling, scheming, "master politician", feel free to die soon and rid us of your festering presence.

[Aristus]

12. Tell that to SCOTUS, Turtleface!