Mo Brooks, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Scott Perry and Andy Biggs sought broad presidential pardons for their involvement in the campaign to discredit the election results.
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol revealed Thursday that six Republican members of Congress who supported Donald Trump’s lies sought broad presidential pardons for their involvement in the campaign to discredit the election results: Mo Brooks of Alabama, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Andy Biggs...
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