McConnell speaking now against Trump's efforts to overturn the election: "I supported the president's right to use the legal system"
"The courts rejected these claims"
"The courts rejected these claims"
"Nothing before us proves illegality anywhere near the massive scale that would have tipped the entire election. Nor can public doubt alone justify a radical break, when the doubt itself was incited without any evidence"
"The voters, the courts and the states have all spoken. They've all spoken. If we overrule them it would damage our republic forever. This election actually wasn't unusually close"
McConnell says the democracy would enter a "death spiral" if this election was overturned
"Congress will either overrule the voters, the states and the courts for the first time ever. Or honor the people's decision," McConnell says. "Or declare our nation deserves a lot better than this"
Wow. McConnell give unsubtle message to his GOP members: "I will not pretend such a vote would be a harmless protest gesture while relying on others to do the right thing. I will vote to respect the people's decision and defend our system of government"
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