Supposedly McConnel blackmailed Trump and said he would push for the Senate to convict him of the impeachment if he pardoned either of them. If McConnel actually did convict him, he would not be able to run again, so I think Trump decided it was best for him to back down and live to fight another day.
Supposedly McConnel blackmailed Trump and said he would push for the Senate to convict him of the impeachment if he pardoned either of them. If McConnel actually did convict him, he would not be able to run again, so I think Trump decided it was best for him to back down and live to fight another day.
Trump would be in his 80s at that point and would likely not want to run anyway which makes the "threat" meaningless. So, I'm calling BULLSHIT.