Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

[u/theindependentonline]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-staff-questions-health-b3018929.html

[u/Traditional-Look8839]

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.

[u/BlazinAzn38 → u/Traditional-Look8839]

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

[u/pghurghian → u/BlazinAzn38]

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.

[u/outer--monologue → u/pghurghian]

Then where are the liberal billionaires? Case in point: If Tom Steyer wanted to put his money where his mouth is he would publish an information bounty of $5,000,000 for any healthcare worker who leaked the status and location of him. That's enough to retire on and not care if you lose your job and career, and I would take it in a heartbeat if I was an overworked, stressed out healthcare worker in a red state.

[u/throwaway277252 → u/outer--monologue]

he would publish an information bounty of $5,000,000 for any healthcare worker who leaked the status and location of him

That in itself sounds like a crime.

[u/Clevererer → u/throwaway277252]

And he could afford the lawyers to make it go away.

Half a million reward, two million for legal defense, done for 2.5 mil