McConnell Told GOP Colleagues He Wouldn’t ‘Judge’ Them for Electoral Objections: Senator

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) participates in a mock swearing-in for the 117th Congress with Vice President Mike Pence in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 3, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The top Republican in Congress told colleagues during a recent call that he wouldn’t judge them for objecting to Electoral College votes, according to a senator who was on the call.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told senators that “this is a very difficult decision for each one of you, you each have to make it yourselves,” recounted Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) to Politico.