Democratic ex-House speaker says outgoing GOP Senate leader ‘knew what had happened’ on day of Capitol attackNancy Pelosi has criticised Mitch McConnell, the outgoing Senate minority leader, for failing to hold Donald Trump accountable for inspiring the violent January 6 mob to attack the US Capitol in a bid to overturn the 2020 presidential election.Pelosi, the former speaker of the House of Representatives whose office was vandalised in the attack, also told Semafor she felt sorry for McConnell, who has endorsed Trump’s current campaign for the White House despite being repeatedly insulted by the former president. Continue reading…
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Author : Robert Tait in Washington
Publish date : 2024-09-19 14:38:50
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