January 6 Hearing: 6 Republican Lawmakers Who Asked Donald Trump for Pardons Named

In the January 6 hearing on Thursday, the six House Republican lawmakers, who asked former President Donald Trump for pardons for their roles in voting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential elections in certain states, have been named.

Some former aides to Trump had testified before the committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol and revealed the names of the six lawmakers.

According to the testimony of Trump's aides, the lawmakers who sought pardons from Trump include Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Louie Gohmert (Texas), Mo Brooks (Ala.), Andy Biggs (Ariz.), and Scott Perry (PA.).

An aide also testified that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) contacted the White House Counsel's office to seek a pardon. The named lawmakers have objected to the Electoral College votes from Arizona and Pennsylvannia in an effort to help overturn the 2020 election results, which saw Trump losing to Joe Biden.

January 6 Hearing: Mo Brooks Email Presented as Evidence to Congressmen Asking for Pardons

The Hill reported that Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of the few Republican members of the panel, presented an email from Mo Brooks.

It was dated January 11, 2021, which meant that Brooks sent the email after the Capitol insurrection. The email revealed that Brooks asked Trump for a pardon not just for himself but for other lawmakers as well.

In the email, Brooks recommended that Trump should give general all-purpose pardons to "every Congressman and Senator who voted to reject the electoral vote submission of Arizona and Pennsylvania."

A Brooks' spokesman forwarded a full copy of the email, which included a concern that Democrats will "abuse" the judicial system by targeting many Republicans with "sham charges."

Former Donald Trump Aide Talks About Congressmen Asking for Pardons

The January 6 panel also played a video of former special assistant to the president Cassidy Hutchinson talking about House GOP lawmakers approaching her about pardons.

In the video, Hutchinson noted that both Gaetz and Brooks advocated for a blanket pardon for the lawmakers who took part in the December 21, 2020 meeting that focused on ways to overturn the elections.

Hutchinson also singled Gaetz out, saying that the Florida representative was pushing a pardon as early as December 2020, before the January 6 Capitol insurrection.

She said Gaetz reached out to her, asking for a meeting with Trump's Chief-of-Staff Mark Meadows and talking about receiving a presidential pardon.

She also named Biggs, Gohmert, and Perry among those asking for pardons. However, she did not elaborate on the details.

Hutchinson also spoke about another Trump ally, Jim Jordan (R-Oh), who also talked to her about pardons. However, she noted that he has never asked for one, just talked about the matter.

As for Greene, Hutchinson testified that the Georgia congresswoman has asked the White House counsel's office for a pardon. According to NPR, no pardon was given to her.

The named congressmen pushed back on the testimony, with Greene calling the committee a "witch hunt" and Gaetz calling it a "political sideshow."

Meanwhile, a spokesman for Perry called the accusations a "laughable, ludicrous, and a thoroughly soulless lie." During the panel, Kinzinger would address his fellow Republicans, stating that the only reason they sought out a pardon was that they thought they had committed a crime.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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