“President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office,” Sen. Mitch McConnell told NBC’s Kristin Welker on Thursday.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on “Meet the Press” on Thursday that he stands by his previous comments that “former presidents are not immune from being [held] accountable”—on the same day the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether former President Donald Trump has presidential immunity in his election interference case.Key Facts
McConnell told NBC’s Kristin Welker on Thursday that he stood by a comment he made shortly after Jan. 6 that “President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office … He didn’t get away with anything, yet,” NBC reported.
McConnell—who endorsed Trump last month despite having a long-running feud with the former president—cushioned his comments, saying it’s only his view of the situation and “the court is going to decide.”
In 2021, after Trump was impeached by the House and acquitted by the Senate, McConnell said “Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” referring to the Jan.
