minutes after voting acquittal, Mitch McConnell said Trump is 'responsible' for US Capitol attack

“What we saw in that Senate today was a cowardly group of Republicans who apparently have no options, because they were afraid to defend their job, respect the institution in which they serve.” — Speaker Pelosi

He can order Pence’s death and they’ll still support him.

Trump is like Putin. Each time they commit crimes w no consequences they get more dangerous/emboldened. Trump after Mueller got worse and committed extortion against Ukraine to attack his opponent Biden, after acquittal Trump became even more dangerous and deadly. And now this

— Olga Lautman 🧙🏼‍♀️🎃 (@OlgaNYC1211) February 14, 2021

@LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP have emboldened Trump and their domestic terrorists and have endangered us all. It's truly outrageous

— Olga Lautman 🧙🏼‍♀️🎃 (@OlgaNYC1211) February 14, 2021

A cult of Trump-worshipping, Q-infested insurrectionists, the vast majority of whom appear to be white nationalists. Fiercely anti-democracy, and ready to strike as terrorists to achieve their seditious, fascist goals. Party of authoritarian nationalism and political extremism. https://t.co/xxAS7pmva0

— Stephanie Kennedy (@WordswithSteph) February 14, 2021

“What stuns me about both parties in Washington is how little they care that they routinely do not do what they promise voters.” An interview with @ezraklein. https://t.co/loe5vTgKqm

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) February 14, 2021

Can’t wait till he gets indicted in New York

— Sandi Bachom (@sandibachom) February 14, 2021

Even an armed insurrection isn’t enough to persuade 10 Republicans to seek bipartisanship so nuke the filibuster and let’s get to work.

It is worse: he has now declared that one could be as massively, damningly guilty as he described, and yet not face consequences. Criminals around the country and the world are now rejoicing. https://t.co/DPpXfvyjy3

— Bandy X Lee, MD, MDiv (@BandyXLee1) February 14, 2021

Tonight's "Saturday Night Live" cold open skewered former President Trump's acquittal — hours after the Senate failed to reach the two-thirds majority necessary to convict him https://t.co/I4tsIBZ6wB

— Axios (@axios) February 14, 2021

https://twitter.com/donk_enby/status/1360824502364626945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Cartoon pic.twitter.com/AcFv4626Wm

— Bill Bramhall (@BillBramhall) February 13, 2021

Republicans think that lying about oral sex is an impeachable offense, but inciting a deadly insurrection deserves a mulligan.

Opinion | @JoyceWhiteVance: Republican senators do the country an extraordinary disservice by making it permissible for a president who has lost an election to engage in conduct designed to hold onto power by invoking the First Amendment. – @MSNBCDaily https://t.co/KdXIvER6mT

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 14, 2021

Yes, a simple majority can bar Trump from holding future office. For more about #14thAmendmentSection3, see this article from the Reiss Center on Law and Security at the New York University School of Law’s @just_security#14thAmendment #BarTrumphttps://t.co/pMitlQ9qfQ pic.twitter.com/QotyVhDZZF

— Bryan Dawson (@BryanDawsonUSA) February 14, 2021

It was only today that I realized I was some 20 (maybe 15?) strides away from Romney being told to turn around and flee by Officer Goodman.

I'm left with more questions than answers: https://t.co/lGxW5oER39 https://t.co/1ypQ9JX3aG pic.twitter.com/epaKnmqGiI

— Matt Laslo (@MattLaslo) February 14, 2021

'White supremacy won today': critics condemn Trump acquittal as racist vote https://t.co/amGaWE8N9q

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) February 14, 2021

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— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) February 13, 2021

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