{"id":583512,"date":"2023-07-20T01:07:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mccarthy-defends-trump-i-dont-see-how-he-could-be-found-criminally-responsible\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T01:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:07:41","slug":"mccarthy-defends-trump-i-dont-see-how-he-could-be-found-criminally-responsible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mccarthy-defends-trump-i-dont-see-how-he-could-be-found-criminally-responsible\/","title":{"rendered":"#McCarthy defends Trump: \u2018I don\u2019t see how he could be found criminally responsible\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/mccarthykevin_071923gn11_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is defending former President Trump for his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, saying Trump had encouraged a peaceful protest that day \u2014\u00a0but did nothing to merit the criminal charges the Justice Department  (DOJ) is said to be weighing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see how he could be found criminally responsible,\u201d McCarthy told reporters Wednesday in the Capitol. \u201cWhat criminal activity did he do? He told people to be peaceful.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Speaker\u2019s comments came a day after Trump revealed he is a target of the Justice Department\u2019s criminal investigation into the Capitol rampage, which was conducted by supporters of the former president who were attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The so-called target letter is typically an indication that a formal indictment is forthcoming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s defense of Trump marks a contrast to remarks he made shortly after the Capitol attack, when he took to the House floor to declare that Trump \u201cbears responsibility\u201d for the actions of the \u201cmob rioters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy said he spoke to Trump Tuesday after the former president placed a call to him, and that the conversation \u201cwasn\u2019t anything different than the time before.\u201d He noted that they \u201ctalk on a regular basis\u201d but also suggested Trump was frustrated with the arrival of the target letter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWouldn\u2019t you feel frustrated?\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy disputed reports that the call was a \u201cstrategy session\u201d designed to unite Republicans behind a response to potential indictments, instead accusing the Biden administration of conducting such sessions for the purpose of targeting the president\u2019s political adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the strategy sessions h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en in the Democrats\u2019 Department of Justice, where they go after anybody who\u2019s running against the president,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cIt seems as though \u2014\u00a0and if you go up in the polls you\u2019re more likely to get indicted.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), one of Trump\u2019s fiercest supporters on Capitol Hill, also said she spoke to the former president Tuesday following <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of the target letter, before tearing into the development as \u201cyet another example of the illegal weaponization of the Department of Justice to go after Joe Biden\u2019s top political opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comments came on the same day that House Republicans staged a high-profile hearing with a pair of IRS whistleblowers who accused DOJ prosecutors of slow-walking an investigation into Hunter Biden. Both McCarthy and Stefanik said the real criminal conspiracy lies there, not with anything Trump did surrounding Jan. 6.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would move to an impeachment inquiry if I found that the attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> has not only lied to the Congress and the Senate, but to America,\u201d McCarthy said, referring to Attorney General Merrick Garland.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s full-throated defense sets up a stark contrast with his GOP counterpart in the Senate, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who declined to comment on the Trump news when asked about it at a press conference Wednesday, citing the former president\u2019s reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said every week out here that I\u2019m not going to comment on the various candidates for the presidency,\u201d McConnell told reporters. \u201cHow I felt about that I expressed at the time, but I\u2019m not going to start getting into sort of critiquing the various candidates for president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the Senate concluded its impeachment trial into Trump following the Jan. 6 riot, McConnell tore into the former president in remarks on the floor, declaring, \u201cThere is no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, McConnell has remained relatively silent when it comes to matters involving Trump, picking and choosing when to weigh in on politically charged matters linked to the former president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. 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