Mob was 'provoked' by Trump 'lies': McConnell
"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 U.S. 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.
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 the coming days, said in a Senate speech that Trump "is a threat to our constitutional order whether he is in or out of office."
