The Jan. 6 select committee requested testimony from three more House Republicans — Reps. Andy Biggs, Ronny Jackson and Mo Brooks. It’s not clear if the lawmakers will comply, but there’s ample precedent for them to decline.
It’s not clear if the three lawmakers will comply, but there’s ample precedent for them to decline: Three other Republican lawmakers previously targeted by the panel for questioning all rejected the requests, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and“The Select Committee has learned that several of our colleagues have information relevant to our investigation into the facts, circumstances, and causes of January 6th,” select panel Chair Bennie Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney said in...
In its letter to Biggs, the committee said multiple House Republican lawmakers sought presidential pardons “for activities taken in connection with President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.” The committee cited former White House personnel — many of whom have spoken with its investigators in recent weeks — as the basis for that statement.
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