GOP rift over Trump's role in riot fades as Republicans turn to midterms

by Stephen Loiaconi

Fri, January 29th 2021, 9:30 PM UTC

In this photo released by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's office, McCarthy meets with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 28, 2020. (McCarthy for Congress/CNN Newsource)

In this image from video, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is presiding over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

President Donald Trump arrives a section of the border wall near the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge in Alamo, Texas on Tuesday, Jan.12, 2021. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP)/The Monitor via AP)

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In this photo released by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's office, McCarthy meets with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 28, 2020. (McCarthy for Congress/CNN Newsource)

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