“It is shamefully, utterly outrageous that the president is considering pardons for these rioters who broke the law and attacked our police officers on Jan. 6,” Schumer said on the Senate floor ahead of the 2024 election certification. “Pardoning the criminals who assaulted police officers and tried to halt the democratic process would be a dangerous endorsement of political violence.

“It would send a message to the country and to the world that those who use force to get their way will not be punished,” Schumer added. “It is wrong, it is reckless, and it would be an insult to the memory of those who died in connection that day.”

Schumer’s speech comes four years after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol after the former president claimed that the 2020 election had been stolen from him and that Vice President Mike Pence could stop the certification of Joe Biden’s win.

To date, approximately 1,583 people have faced charges related to the Capitol riot, including over 600 accused of assaulting police officers or resisting arrest.

Trump has said one of his first priorities after his second inauguration is to pardon defendants involved for their role in the riot despite some pushback from some lawmakers and Capitol police.

Among the most high-profile defendants seeking pardons are Enrique Tarrio, former chairman of the Proud Boys, and Stewart Rhodes, leader of the Oath Keepers. Both were convicted of seditious conspiracy, in addition to Joe Biggs, Ethan Nodean, and Zachary Rehl.

Schumer paused to honor the law enforcement officers who protected members of Congress from the mob four years ago, calling them “defenders of our democracy.”

“On that day, our Capitol Police faced their hour of maximum danger, but they responded with maximum valor,” Schumer said. “Outnumbered and overwhelmed, the Capitol Police and all our first responders became the defenders of our democracy. Today, we honor all the members of the Capitol Police, the D.C. police, our service members, and all first responders who kept us safe four years ago, as well as everyone who has kept us safe since.

“We mourn the brave officers who died in the days and weeks and months after the attack, we pray for their families that they find comfort and grace,” he added.

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The Senate Democratic leader emphasized that Democrats will be “setting an example and doing the right thing” and accepting the certification of election results, unlike Republicans, who mounted objections four years ago.

“If we want to prevent another attack like Jan. 6, neither side can ever again tolerate the kind of conspiratorial madness we saw four years ago, and it starts by setting an example and doing the right thing today, no matter which side got their way in the electoral process,” Schumer said.

“On this, the four-year anniversary of the Capitol attack, the only obstruction we will see is the obstruction coming from the storm,” he added. “Even then, Mother Nature will not be able to stop us from doing our jobs today.”