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The Independent reports:
Representatives Mo Brooks, Matt Gaetz, Andy Biggs, Louis Gohmert, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Scott Perry were among the Republican members of Congress who asked then-president Donald Trump to insulate them from future prosecutions by granting them presidential pardons.
Their names were revealed by the House January 6 select committee on Thursday at the end of the panel’s hearing to examine Mr Trump’s efforts to pressure the Department of Justice to assist in his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
“The general tone because we may get prosecuted because we work The President’s positions on these things,” said former deputy White House counsel Eric Herschmann, who confirmed to the panel that Mr Gaetz asked for a pardon.
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Gee why would Matt Gaetz be pushing for a pardon!?!
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 23, 2022
Mo Brooks sent an email to Eric Herschmann saying that Matt Gaetz was requesting a pardon for any any all things he ever did “from the beginning of time to the present day.
— Ron Filipkowski ?? (@RonFilipkowski) June 23, 2022
Testimony about pardon requests from Gaetz, Biggs, Brooks, Gohmert, Perry, and Greene pic.twitter.com/LdBdJWyxvu
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 23, 2022
“How do you know Gaetz asked for a pardon?”
“He told me” pic.twitter.com/PiFmTOXice— Acyn (@Acyn) June 23, 2022
BREAKING: The January 6 committee just revealed that Matt Gaetz, Mo Brooks, Andy Biggs, Scott Perry, Louie Gohmert, and Marjorie Taylor Greene asked the White House for pardons. Jim Jordan also inquired about a pardon. Gaetz asked for a pardon “for any and all things.”
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) June 23, 2022
There it is: Herschmann testified that Gaetz mentioned Nixon while asking about a broad pardon. McEntee said Gaetz told him he sought one. Cassidy Hutchinson testified that several members sought pardons.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 23, 2022