During a visit to Frankfort, Kentucky to file paperwork concerning running for a seventh term in the Senate, Mitch McConnell called the last-minute pardons by former governor Matt Bevin 'completely inappropriate.'
Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voiced his disapproval of former Kentucky governor Matt Bevins' pardons of criminals, calling it"completely inappropriate," according to theAfter Bevin conceded a hotly contested race for office against Democratic opponent Andy Beshear, Bevin pardoned hundreds of people during the last few days of his governorship, including convicted murderers.
Included in Bevin's list of over 400 pardons was Micah Schoettle who was sentenced to 23 years in prison after raping a nine-year-old child. Bevin absolved Schoettle of his crimes by saying in the pardon and commutation that the case was"not supported by any physical evidence." Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers called for an investigation into Bevin's pardons, asking the U.S. Attorney General's office to get involved.
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