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SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025
US Senate Republican leader McConnell says Trump 'provoked' January 6 riot

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Reuters
20 January, 2021, 08:50 am
Last modified: 20 January, 2021, 08:58 am

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US Senate Republican leader McConnell says Trump 'provoked' January 6 riot

McConnell last week said he would listen to the arguments presented during the Senate trial before deciding how to vote on the impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection that resulted in the siege of the Capitol

Reuters
20 January, 2021, 08:50 am
Last modified: 20 January, 2021, 08:58 am
FILE PHOTO: US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) faces reporters with fellow Senate Republicans following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) faces reporters with fellow Senate Republicans following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, of provoking the January 6 riot at the Capitol.

"The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people," McConnell said in a speech on the Senate floor.

The US House of Representatives last Wednesday impeached Trump for a second time. The Senate has yet to schedule a trial to determine Trump's guilt or innocence.

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McConnell last week said he would listen to the arguments presented during the Senate trial before deciding how to vote on the impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection that resulted in the siege of the Capitol.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, who is poised to become Senate majority leader in coming days, said in a Senate speech that Trump "is a threat to our constitutional order whether he is in or out of office."

Trump's term as president ends on Wednesday when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.

Schumer added that if Trump is convicted, the Senate would then vote on barring him from running again for president.

Trump supporters attacked the Capitol on January 6, delaying certification of Biden's November election victory by several hours, forcing lawmakers to seek safety, and resulting in the death of five people, including a Capitol Police officer.

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