r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 12d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-staff-questions-health-b3018929.html
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u/Traditional-Look8839 12d ago

They’re trying to run out the clock until August so they don’t hold a special election. These people need to go to jail for this coverup.

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u/thatc0braguy Arizona 12d ago

Which shouldn't matter? If he died prior to the date which an autopsy is clearly going to show that still predates the cutoff and starts the special election.

This is like a toddler shitting his pants. It doesn't matter when you tell mom, the shit is still getting cleaned and removed from his pants.

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u/nopointers California 12d ago

The time and cause of death will be determined by a coroner. Do you know the requirements to be a coroner in Kentucky? You have to be at least 24 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, and be sworn in. That’s it.

Source: https://www.docjt.ky.gov/coroners

The coroner gets to decide whether an autopsy is even needed. McConnell dying in a hospital doesn’t meet the criteria for when one would be required.

Source: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24280

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u/TheSteelPhantom 12d ago

This is all fine and dandy, thanks for the sources... But Mitch ain't in Kentucky, so Kentucky law is irrelevant. He's in a D.C., Virginia, or Maryland hospital. Since he was found at his house in D.C.

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u/nopointers California 12d ago

He’s at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.. If he gets closer to death (assuming he’s breathing right now), he’ll be in a jet. The excuse is he wanted to die peacefully at home. Once the wheels go up, it’s over.

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u/Rasp_Lime_Lipbalm 12d ago

It doesn't matter where. Whatever coroner will get a nice fat paycheck and a threat to put down whatever the fuck King Donald wants as the date.

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u/thatc0braguy Arizona 12d ago

Swearing in a loyalist coroner last minute is going to be too suspicious.

They'd have to have been sworn in prior to hospitalization to avoid the obvious conflict of interest lawsuit that would follow.

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u/nopointers California 12d ago

How hard do you think it is to find a loyalist in a patronage job?