Salon: McConnell admits he’s been working to sabotage COVID relief talks to speed up Barrett confirmation

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told his Republican colleagues Tuesday that he has privately been urging the Trump White House not to strike a coronavirus relief deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the November 3 election, warning that an agreement could interfere with his chamber’s plan to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court early next week.

Kyle Herrig, president of watchdog group Accountable.US, said in a statement that “the American people need help and need it now.”