After the riots however, a number of high power donors publicly announced they would temporarily pause their support for Republican lawmakers who participated in the riots in one form or another, a predicament to which GOP lawmakers reacted angrily to. Mitch McConnell who had enabled Trump for four years, shielded him, defended him and even rejected the idea of removing him from office during the 2018-2019 impeachment trial, despite overwhelming evidence Trump sought help from a foreign government to assist him win the 2020 presidential elections, suddenly turned against the president.