Jason Willick
This was an abdication by McConnell. If he wanted Trump prosecuted, he should have voted to convict. That would have ended his effectiveness as leader, but someone else could have taken the job. Congress passes the buck to Garland passes the buck to Smith.
Republican Accountability
Sen. McConnell immediately after Trump’s Jan 6 Impeachment trial: “[Trump] didn't get away with anything yet. We have a criminal justice system in this country...And former presidents are not immune from being accountable by either one.”