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Pardons Sought for Vulnerable Republicans

Rep. Kinzinger: “if somebody asks for a pardon it would be because they have real concern that maybe they’ve done something illegal.”

The January 6 Select Committee’s hearing today revealed that numerous House Republicans requested pardons for their role in connection to the attempted overturning of 2020 election results and attack on January 6. Among members who sought pardons for themselves: Andy Biggs, Louie Gohmert, Scott Perry, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and Mo Brooks.

In addition to these members’ own requests for pardons, in an email Rep. Mo Brooks requested pardons for “Every Congressman and Senator who voted to reject the electoral college vote submissions of Arizona and Pennsylvania.”

As fellow Republican Rep. Kinzinger noted today, “if somebody asks for a pardon it would be because they have real concern that maybe they’ve done something illegal.” This assumption of guilt is bad news for the vulnerable Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election.

  • AZ-01 Rep. David Schweikert

  • CA-27 Rep. Mike Garcia

  • CA-41 Rep. Ken Calvert

  • NM-02 Rep. Yvette Herrell

  • NY-11 Rep. Nicole Malliotakis

  • OH-01 Rep. Steve Chabot

  • PA-10 Rep. Scott Perry

And it’s yet another reminder these vulnerable Republicans voted against establishing the Jan. 6 committee in an effort to cover up the truth:

  • AZ-01 Rep. David Schweikert

  • CA-22 Rep. David Valadao

  • CA-27 Rep. Mike Garcia

  • CA-40 Rep. Young Kim

  • CA-41 Rep. Ken Calvert

  • CA-45 Rep. Michelle Steel

  • FL-27 Rep. María Elvira Salazar

  • IA-01 Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks

  • IA-02 Rep. Ashley Hinson

  • MI-03 Rep. Peter Meijer

  • NE-02 Rep. Don Bacon

  • NM-02 Rep. Yvette Herrell

  • NY-02 Rep. Andrew Garbarino

  • NY-11 Rep. Nicole Malliotakis

  • OH-01 Rep. Steve Chabot

  • PA-01 Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick

  • PA-10 Rep. Scott Perry

DCCC spokesperson Tommy Garcia: 
“The Republican party coddles members who sought to overturn the will of the American people, give ultimate power to one man, incite a coup, and cover up the truth about one of the greatest assaults on our Democracy. They are unfit to serve and will be voted out this November.”

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