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Mitch McConnell spent four years as one of Donald Trump’s chief enablers.

Then their marriage of political convenience abruptly shattered in December when Trump exploded at McConnell for acknowledging Joe Biden’s presidential victory. wapo.st/3BURSHa
But when it came time to hold Trump to account, McConnell backed off.

While seven GOP senators voted to convict Trump following his impeachment by the House for inciting an insurrection, McConnell supported acquittal. wapo.st/3BURSHa
Now, 10 months after the Jan. 6 attack, Trump is once again dominating the Republican Party, expected to run again in 2024 — and utterly disdainful of the Senate leader who helped save him. wapo.st/3BURSHa
For many of his 36 years in the Senate, McConnell has cultivated an image as a master political and legislative tactician.

Yet in the months since Jan. 6, a different portrait of McConnell has taken shape. wapo.st/3BURSHa
The Post reviewed McConnell’s memoir, his writings, speeches, tweets and other pronouncements, and his Senate record.

The examination found that McConnell’s actions after Jan. 6 followed a long pattern in his political career, starting in 1963: wapo.st/3BURSHa

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