Former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Trump for pardoning roughly 1,500 people who were arrested during the Jan, 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, including some who harmed police. At least 600 insurrectionists were formally accused of assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement. 



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McConnell criticizes Trump Jan. 6 pardons

Former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Trump for pardoning roughly 1,500 people who were arrested during the Jan, 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol, including some who harmed police. At least 600 insurrectionists were formally accused of assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement.  “No one should excuse violence. And particularly violence against…

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President Donald Trump’s swift decision to grant pardons and clemency to hundreds of Jan. 6 attackers – including some of the most violent offenders – is not being enthusiastically received by some senators on Capitol Hill.And that includes a group of GOP senators, who spoke out against Trump’s deci...

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'It's not right': GOP senators turn on Trump over pardon spree

On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, then-Attorney General Merrick Garland tried to convey the enormous scope of the law enforcement effort to bring the rioters to justice, calling it “one of the largest, most complex and most resource-intensive investigations in our history.”

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'Appalling': Current and former prosecutors lament Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday she does not support President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon people who committed violent crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The roughly 1,500 pardon recipients include 15 people who live in or previously lived in Maine. Ten were charged with misdemeanors while five had felony charges for allegedly assaulting police officers who tried to defend the Capitol from the pro-Trump mob tha…

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Susan Collins opposes Donald Trump’s pardons for violent Jan. 6 rioters

President Donald Trump's decision to pardon roughly 1,500 defendants charged and/or convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol isn't going over well with one high-profile Senate Republican.On Tuesday, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — who was the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate for 17 years — openly criticized the 47th president of the United States in an interview with Semafor. McConnell referenced Vice Presid…

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'No one should excuse violence': Top Senate Republican rips Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 rioters

“I think it was a bad idea,” North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis told Spectrum News about those pardoned for assaulting police officers.

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Democrats, some top Republicans criticize Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons

‘I do not support pardons given to people who engaged in violence on January 6,′ Sen. Collins said.

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Key GOP Senators Rebuke Trump Over His Jan. 6 Pardons

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued a pointed condemnation of President Donald Trump's sweeping pardons of the January 6 rioters.

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"Particularly violence against police officers."

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"No one should excuse violence": GOP Senate resistance hits Trump over Jan. 6 pardons

Once a RINO, always a RINO… After President Trump pardoned all J6 political hostages yesterday, Sen. Mitch McConnell was quick to speak out against it. He slammed President Trump’s decision as a “disgraceful misuse of presidential power” and Take a look: 
JUST IN: Mitch McConnell blasts Trump for mass pardons of J6ers, calls it a "disgraceful misuse of presidential power." – The Hill pic.twitter.com/T8su05Smvs — Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) January…

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