McConnell, GOP eager to let Trump off the hook for seditious role in deadly Capitol raid
Rachel Maddow outlines how Mitch McConnell first stalled the Senate to keep it from dealing with the article of impeachment against Donald Trump while Trump was still in office, and then voted with most Senate Republicans to say that Trump shouldn't be impeached because he's already out of office.
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McConnell, GOP eager to let Trump off the hook for seditious role in deadly Capitol raid
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