McConnell alleges Trump ‘inspired’ Jan. 6 chaos in new biography: ‘He’ll have to pay a price’

Published October 21, 2024 3:52pm ET



Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blamed former President Donald Trump for the mayhem of Jan. 6 and believed it to be an “impeachable offense,” according to a biography of the GOP chief set to be published a week before Election Day. 

Michael Tackett, the deputy Washington bureau chief of the Associated Press who authored The Price of Power, said that McConnell told him “there’s no doubt” Trump “inspired” Jan. 6 in excerpts released to Axios. 

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