Senator Lindsey Graham, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, criticized on Sunday the president's pardon of about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it could lead to more violence.

The republican senator also laid into former President Joe Biden for pardoning "all of his family going out the door."

Lindsey Graham, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, called pardons of violent Jan. 6 offenders who assaulted police officers “a mistake.” Graham speaking Sunday on Meet the Press said the country may need to reexamine presidential pardon power after Trump’s move hours after he was inaugurated and President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon family members before leaving office.