Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday slammed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for accepting the Trump administration’s proposal to establish a $1.8 billion legal compensation fund for people who claim they were wrongfully prosecuted by the Justice Department.
The fund has sparked criticism in both parties, particularly those who believe it could be used for claims from those convicted of assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officers on Jan. 6, 2021. Blanche has not ruled out such claims.
“So the nation’s top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong – Take your pick,” McConnell said in a strongly worded statement after Blanche met with Republican senators to justify the administration’s push to establish the fund.
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That's all very nice Mitch. But where were you when the country needed your vote to bar Trump from ever running for office again? You had a chance to prevent this by voting to convict him in his second impeachment trial. You called him "morally guilty" but chose to vote not guilty on the specious grounds that he had left office. In doing so you gave cover for the other cowards in your party (no longer mine since 2016). You bear a very large degree of moral responsibility for where we are today as a country. History is not going to be kind in its judgement of you and your fellow enablers of the current junta.
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