A handful of Senate Republicans criticized President Donald Trump for the pardons and commutations he gave to the roughly 1,500 people who engaged in the Jan. 6, 2021, protests — violent in some cases — on Capitol Hill.

Trump on Monday issued a “complete and unconditional pardon” to most who were convicted and ordered the Justice Department to drop the 470 ongoing cases. Trump commuted the sentences of another 14 but did not grant them full pardons.

Some Senate Republicans took umbrage with Trump pardoning those who committed violence, especially against police officers.

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