Its easy to forget that many Republicans who now martyr the rioters who wreaked havoc on the Capitol onJan.

6once condemned the violence committed inDonald Trumps name.

SenateMajority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)

Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) walks behind Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), Committee Chair, during a Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Nominee to be Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs Doug Collins, not pictured, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) during a Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/AP Images

Thune asserted that there were no blanket pardons handed out.

I think they were case-by-case, hetold reporters.

When pressed on if that included those who committed violence, Tuberville said no, thats not acceptable.

But I didnt see it.

Now, if I see it, I would believe it, but I didnt see that video.

Its a a terrible day for our Justice Department for two reasons, Collins said.

Several other GOP senators used Biden as a convenient crutch to mollify their criticism of Trump.

Anybody who is convicted of assault on a police officer, I cant get there, at all.

I think it was a bad idea, Tillislater toldSpectrum News.

And thats what Im thinking.

I work for Donald J. Trump.

Senators on the hill seem to be adopting the same line of thinking.