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Dulcinea

(7,776 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 12:53 PM Jan 22

McConnell criticizes Trump Jan. 6 pardons

(The Hill) 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 police officers,” McConnell told Semafor in an article published Tuesday.

He echoed Vice President Vance’s remarks in a “Fox News Sunday” interview earlier this month, during which he said only those who “protested peacefully” should be pardoned, adding “if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned.”

McConnell’s comments come months after he stepped down from Senate leadership, however fellow GOP members still say his voice will be influential for the party in the new legislative cycle.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5098464-mcconnell-criticizes-trump-jan-6-pardons/

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Omnipresent

(6,615 posts)
3. Are we supposed to feel comforted by his, or any of those hypocrites acknowledging trump's blunders?
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 12:58 PM
Jan 22

They stand for nothing, but the fall of our democracy.

Roxi

(2,167 posts)
4. Mitch put politics over country
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 01:02 PM
Jan 22

He’s one of the main reasons we are in this mess.

He is no longer relevant.

Terry_M

(769 posts)
5. What's next? Will Susan Collins show up in front of some camera saying she is 'deeply concerned'?
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 01:03 PM
Jan 22

Or did she already find a camera to do that?

MyOwnPeace

(17,287 posts)
6. FUCK McTURTLE!!!!!!!
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 01:16 PM
Jan 22

HE is the one that let tRump off from BOTH impeachments!
HE is the one that stacked the Supreme Court to give us these absurd rulings!
HE is ONE of the ONES that should eternally burn in HELL for what they have done to us!!!!!


tulipsandroses

(6,665 posts)
7. Hey Mitch, I agree with you that no one should excuse violence. Why did you not convict trump when he was impeached?
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 01:28 PM
Jan 22

If not for you, we would not be here.

IzzaNuDay

(838 posts)
8. STFU Moscow Mitch
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 02:20 PM
Jan 22

You enabled that SOB, and didn’t have the balls to get him impeached, and allowed him to run again instead of chasing him away never to run for office again.Turning a deaf ear and blind eye to you.

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