McConnell disputes GOP description of Jan. 6

 National Review:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) on Tuesday rebuked the Republican National Committee’s censure of Representatives Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.) and Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) and refuted the committee’s framing of the January 6 Capitol riot.

The RNC’s censure resolution called on the committee to “immediately cease any and all support” of the two Republicans and claimed they had “been destructive to the institution of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Republican Party and our republic, and is inconsistent with the position of the conference.”

The resolution accused the pair of “participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse,” referring to January 6.

McConnell refuted this characterization during a press conference on Tuesday: “It was a violent insurrection with the purpose of trying to prevent a peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election. … That’s what it was.”

RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement that Kinzinger and Cheney were involved in persecuting citizens “engaged in legitimate political discourse” but “that had nothing to do with violence at the Capitol.” However, that clarification was not included in the resolution.

Asked whether he has confidence in McDaniel as RNC chairwoman, McConnell said: “I do. But the issue is whether or not the RNC should be sort of singling out members of our party who may have different views from the majority. That’s not the job of the RNC.”
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To date, I do not believe anyone has been charged with a "violent insurrection.  Most have been charged with trespassing and "parading."  Many are being held without bond and without charges.  I think McConnell is in the minority of the GOP with his view.

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