WASHINGTON — As congressional Democrats spent Thursday in Washington solemnly, and at times angrily, recalling the chaos and violence that enveloped the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Mitch McConnell was more than 600 miles away.
The Kentuckian’s absence from the anniversary of the insurrection was explained by a case of serendipitous timing.
The funeral for a former Republican colleague, Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson, began at 2 p.m. in Atlanta, almost precisely the same time the first rioter broke through a window and climbed inside the Capitol building one year ago.
