

“Given the history in our country I would not compare this to a lynching," McConnell told reporters. “That was an unfortunate choice of words."

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He added that the House impeachment inquiry is "an unfair process, and a better way to characterize it would be to call it an unfair process." “Given the history in our country I would not compare this to a lynching," McConnell told reporters. “That was an unfortunate choice of words."He added that the House impeachment inquiry is "an unfair process, and a better way to characterize it would be to call it an unfair process."

"So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the President, without due process or fairness or any legal rights," Trump tweeted. "All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching. But we will WIN!"

Senate Majority Leader(R-Ky.) distanced himself on Tuesday from’s comparison of the impeachment inquiry to a lynching.Democrats are wading deeper into an impeachment inquiry focused on Trump asking Ukraine to investigate the former Vice President— a top 2020 rival of Trump's — and his son Hunter Biden, and whether the administration held up aid in an effort to pressure the country.