Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pleased with the Democratic Party’s plan to impeach Donald Trump, The New York Times reported.
According to the publication, people close to McConnell claim he believes Trump committed impeachable offenses and is confident that the push for impeachment will make it easier to “purge” him from the Republican Party. McConnell has allegedly indicated that he wants to see the specific article of impeachment against the U.S. leader — which cites one charge of “incitement of insurrection” — that the House of Representatives plans to approve on Wednesday.
“But he has made clear in private discussions that he believes now is the moment to move on from the weakened lame duck, whom he blames for causing Republicans to lose the Senate,” The New York Times reported.
Last week, after the storming of the U.S. Capitol, McConnell took the upper chamber floor and said the “failed insurrection” underscored the importance of ratifying Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.
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