FACT CHECK: Did Mitch McConnell Call For Nancy Pelosi To Be Imprisoned?

A clip shared on Facebook claims Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanded that Nancy Pelosi be imprisoned.

Verdict: False

There is no evidence McConnell made such a remark. In the Facebook video, he doesn’t advocate for Pelosi being imprisoned.

Fact Check:

McConnell, who recently returned from a trip to areas in Kentucky affected by floods, has now called for an “immediate explanation” from the FBI in regards to its raid of Mar-a-Lago, according to The Hill. The minority leader has also joined with 25 other Republican senators to defend Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiwan, the outlet reported.

Now, a Facebook video viewed over 52,000 times claims he recently called for the imprisonment of Pelosi. Mitch Mcconnell EXPOSED Nancy Pelosi to Her Face in congres” The caption and title claim.

The claim is ridiculous. Check Your Fact found no mention of “imprisonment” in Pelosi’s verified social media accounts or any press release on her website confirming this statement. Likewise, McConnell has not addressed this on his website or verified social media accounts. There are no credible news reports suggesting McConnell made such a comment. (RELATED: Did Kevin McCarthy Say That Nancy Pelosi ‘Should Be Jailed And Prosecuted’? )

The video, which is 12 minutes long, contains two clips from speeches that McConnell gave on the Senate floor. In the first clip from March 2019, McConnell criticized Pelosi for not addressing the rise of anti-Semitism in the U.S., alluding to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments about money being the primary motive in congressional support for Israel. The second clip from February 2021 shows the minority leader discussing the events on Jan. 6 and calling for the continued “investigation and prosecution of anyone who broke the law that day.”

This is not the first time statements have been falsely attributed to McConnell. Recently, Check Your Fact debunked an article that claimed McConnell said he would quit if he wasn’t the majority leader in November.

Check Your Fact reached out to McConnell and will amend this article if we receive a reply.