Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell placed blame for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on the shoulders of one-time ally President Trump, blaming him for inciting the protesters to approach the building.

“The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,” the Kentucky Republican said in one of his final floor addresses as majority leader.

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