Mass Resignations and Pardons
Trump's criminal plan to involve the Department of Justice in his election lies was only stopped by the threat of mass resignations.
The January 6 Committee heard testimony from the DOJ leadership about how Trump pressured them to support his election lies or be replaced by his co-coup plotter Jeffrey Clark, whose home was raided this morning by federal agents. It was also revealed during the hearings how multiple members of Congress requested preemptive pardons for themselves and all 147 Republican members who voted to overturn the election.
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
By Nikki McCann Ramirez
The Jan. 6 committee revealed on Wednesday that Reps. Mo Brooks, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, and others sought pardons for themselves.
Former acting deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue went through the steps the Department of Justice took to investigate claims of fraud that former President Donald Trump had repetitively raised. They said they found none of the claims to be factual.
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