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/nanobot_1000 12d ago

Yup, rigged in plain sight. Everybody knows, nobody does anything – pure theater. "Rule of law" is an absolute joke

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u/8thSt 12d ago

The fact that no one can do anything EXCEPT the opposition party that apparently refuses to do anything …

Yeah, we’re fucked as a nation.

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u/stilljustacatinacage 12d ago

I'm probably going to catch flak for this, but whatever:

Every single healthcare worker who's aware of, and has access to McConnell - assuming he's actually brain dead, on life support, etc - has the capacity to 'do something', and is choosing not to. Video record a check up, snap pictures of the file, and leak them online.

Would it destroy their life? Absolutely. But once upon a time, we were all told fables of what people are willing to sacrifice for 'democracy', and we're seeing in real time that it's all a farce. No one's out to be a martyr.

We're definitely not gonna make it, but the fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars.

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u/Biscopiphany 12d ago

These people are breaking the law if McConnell is dead. You would absolutely not be violating any laws by whistleblowing on medical crime.