Trump after Jan. 6. Now they want him back in the White House |
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three years ago, Donald Trump had few friends left in the Senate.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared in a speech that Trump was "practically and morally responsible" for the violent Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by spreading "wild falsehoods" about election fraud and trying to overturn his reelection defeat.
After the House impeached Trump for his actions, seven Republicans stood with Democrats and declared Trump guilty. He was acquitted, but several GOP senators - even some who still publicly supported him —