2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump - AP News
Mitch McConnell voted to acquit Donald Trump on jurisdictional grounds while simultaneously blaming him for the January 6th Capitol attack.
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Published Feb 13, 2021
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Donald Trump was acquitted in his second impeachment trial despite significant Republican criticism of his role in the January 6th Capitol riot. The article examines how Mitch McConnell's jurisdictional argument provided an 'escape hatch' for Senate Republicans to acquit the former president.
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