McConnell differed from former President Trump on Tuesday and said that he would not be in favor of granting pardons to those found guilty in the Jan. 6 riot.
, also mentioned, for the first time, that he, in fact, wanted Pence to have"overturned the Election" on January 6.
On Tuesday, McConnell told reporters what happened on January 6 as something not seen in the history of the United States."What we saw here on January the 6was an effort to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another, which had never happened before in our country." Despite the efforts of the rioters to disrupt the proceedings at the Capitol, McConnell says that the election had already been decided and was final prior to January 6.of 2020 when the Electoral College certified the winner of the election."
Prior to McConnell's comments on Tuesday, Trump's spokesperson released a statement in which the former president referred to those lawmakers on the House Select Committee investigating the Capital riot"traitors.
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