McConnell Asks 'Personal Favor' To Stop Jan. 6 Commission
Reprinted with permission from Alternet CNN reported Thursday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been begging GOP senators to vote against a bill that would establish an independent commission to investigate the pro-Trump insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. "Within the last 24 hours, McConnell has doubled down, started reaching out to particular senators he was afraid might be wavering, and asked them to vote against the commission, quote, 'as a personal favor,'" CNN's Jamie Gangel reported. Host John King noted that it's not uncommon for a leader to ask members of their c...
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