McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell “does not speak for the Republican Party.” That statement came a day after McConnell criticized the Republican National Committee for censuring two House Republicans who are investigating the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. McConnell said it’s not the party’s job to police the views of lawmaker. The RNC voted last week to approve censuring Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. The two Republicans sit on a Democrat-led House committee that is aggressively investigating the riot and has subpoenaed many in the former president’s inner circle.