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Mitch McConnell
U.S. Senator — Kentucky · Senate Republican leader, 2007–2025
Senate Majority Leader on January 6, 2021, and Minority Leader from January 20 of that year. At the second impeachment trial he voted to acquit, arguing the Senate had no jurisdiction over a president who had already left office, and then told the chamber the same afternoon that there was no question the president was practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day. He stepped down as Republican leader in January 2025 after eighteen years and is not seeking re-election in 2026.
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May 28, 2021
Voted to block the independent commission on the attack
Voted against cloture on the bill to establish a National Commission on the January 6 Attack. The motion drew 54 votes to 35, short of the 60 it needed, and the independent commission was never created.
Source: U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote No. 218, 117th Cong., 1st Sess.
Feb 13, 2021
Voted to acquit at the second impeachment trial
Voted not guilty on the article charging incitement of insurrection. The vote was 57 to 43, ten short of the two thirds required to convict.
Source: U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote No. 59, 117th Cong., 1st Sess.