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- 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.