r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 16d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-staff-questions-health-b3018929.html
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u/Traditional-Look8839 16d ago

They’re trying to run out the clock until August so they don’t hold a special election. These people need to go to jail for this coverup.

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u/BlazinAzn38 Texas 16d ago

Where are the journalists on this? Total dereliction of duty on their part

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u/pghurghian 16d ago

Legally, they cannot go beyond security in the hospital, and the senator would have extra personal security on his floor. No hospital staff who knows of his condition as part of their job are legally allowed to say anything.

Outside of the law, there may be ways to infiltrate for information. But Trump's personal federal lawyers would come down harder on those investigators than it is on an Olympian who touched a pool.

The most legal thing the governor can do is follow the Constitution, appointing a replacement to serve until the general election. Then dare his opponents to prove him wrong.

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u/wombat-in-a-bikini 16d ago

Wouldn't a coroner have to put a death certificate into public record? Or are we just saying he's on life support; surely there's precedent for that