A split image showing Sen. Mitch McConnell, former President Donald Trump, and Sen. Ted Cruz
Senators Mitch McConnell (left) and Ted Cruz (right) are among the 179 GOP lawmakers to send a brief to the Supreme Court defending Donald Trump.
  • Top GOP lawmakers are coming to Trump's aid at the Supreme Court.
  • The group suggested Trump can't be held responsible as an insurrectionist for the January 6, 2021 riots.
  • Mitch McConnell, who after the Capitol riot blamed Trump, signed onto the brief.

What does "insurrection" even mean?

That's the question top Republican lawmakers — including Mitch McConnell, who previously held Donald Trump responsible for the riot on January 6, 2021 — are asking the Supreme Court in a brief defending him from being disqualified in the 2024 election.