Mitch Mcconnell is a hypocrite and a coward

Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says in a tone of high righteous indignation that former President Donald Trump is “practically and morally responsible” for the seditious invasion of the Capitol on Jan. 6 — after having

voted to find Trump not guilty. He claims that conducting the trial after Trump has left office is unconstitutional.

What Mcconnell fails to acknowledge is that he himself is practically and morally responsible for the trial being convened after the inauguration of Joe Biden as president. The House of Representatives adopted the single article of impeachment while Trump still held office, and they attempted to deliver the article to Mcconnell immediately. But Mcconnell declined to accept it and stated that the Senate would not reconvene until after the inauguration. Mcconnell thus created the fig leaf that he and 42 of his cowardly Republican colleagues hid behind in voting not to convict.

I’ve heard a few pundits arguing that this ploy is just one more example of Mcconnell’s political acumen, a smart move that preserves his power while allowing him to castigate Trump. I say it’s just one more example of Mcconnell’s hypocrisy.

Michael Halloran Troy