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MajorityLeaderMitchMcConnellhasgivenhimself

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BloombergBusinessweek October 7, 2019

Will the Senate Have

Trump’s Back?

fear of being removed from office—as well he

shouldn’t. So far, Senate Majority Leader Mitch

McConnell and his GOP have proved an almost

indestructible firewall against attacks on the pres-

ident and his agenda.

While McConnell has called it “laughable” to

claim that Trump committed an impeachable

Even as Democrats in the House pursue an

impeachment inquiry into his dealings with

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, President

Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks,

using Twitter to go after his perceived political

rivals as well as the members of Congress inves-

tigating him. Trump’s actions suggest he has no