Pardoning the people who went into the Capitol and beat up a police officer violently I think was a mistake,’ Lindsey Graham says

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday said President Donald Trump sent “the wrong signal” in pardoning Jan. 6 rioters who violently assaulted police officers.

Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview that he thinks it was a “mistake” for Trump to pardon those who committed violent acts on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump pardoned about 1,500 people who were charged for their actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. That number includes 172 who pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers. Graham, however, points out that Trump said he would grant the pardons if he was reelected.

Republican senator Lindsey Graham has accused President Donald Trump of “sending the wrong signal” to violent criminals after some 1,500 Capitol rioters were pardoned earlier this week. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union on Sunday,

Sen. Lindsey Graham said it was a “mistake” to pardon those who were violent participants of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

Lindsey Graham has launched reelection seeing no serious challengers on the horizon. One of South Carolina's most powerful lawmakers, the Republican has $15.6 million in his war chest as he seeks a fifth term in office. That includes $900,000 raised in the ...

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham snapped back at CBS host Margaret Brennan on Sunday over his defense of FBI