McConnell's comments come days after former President Trump suggested that he may pardon people who have been charged and sentenced for their roles in the Capitol riot if he is re-elected.
Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets.Asked how concerned he was about Trump's comments regarding potential pardons, McConnell replied, "Well, I can speak for myself. The election of 2020 was decided December the 14th of 2020 when the Electoral College certified the winner of the election."
"What we saw here on January 6th was an effort to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another, which had never happened before in our country," he added. "165 people have pleaded guilty to criminal behavior. None of the trials have been finished yet, but 165 have pleaded guilty to criminal behavior."
"My view is, I would not be in favor of shortening any of the sentences for any of the people who pleaded guilty to crimes."As of last month, when the nation marked one year since the events of Jan. 6, the Justice Department hadMore from Axios: Sign up to get the latest market trends with Axios Markets.
Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commentingRepublicans on Capitol Hill today are speaking out against former President Donald Trump's comments at a rally in Texas over the weekend where he reportedly suggested that he might pardon rioters who took part in the Jan. 6th Capitol attacks.
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