At the hearing of the committee of inquiry, it was reported that five Republican congressmen had asked the then President Donald Trump for pardon after they had supported Trump in allegations of electoral fraud.
Former President of the United States Donald Trump at the end of his reign, he stubbornly tried to get his Department of Justice involved in his allegations of electoral fraud in the 2020 election, witnesses said at a hearing of the Congressional Investigation Committee on Thursday.
A committee of inquiry set up by Congress examined the conquest of the Congress Hall on January 6, 2021, for ten months. The findings will be reviewed at hearings, the Fifth Day of which was Thursday.
Trump lost the November 2020 presidential election To Joe Biden, but refused to accept his defeat and accused the election of “stealing”. During the Trump period, three officials from the Department of Justice described the president’s constant pressure after the election to stand up for his baseless allegations.
– I’m just asking you to say that the election was corrupt, and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen, then Deputy Secretary of Justice Richard Donoghue said Trump told ministry officials.
According to officials, Trump’s demands were not met, as there was no evidence of electoral fraud alleged by him.
Trump’s supporters infiltrated Congress at Epiphany in 2021, when Congress had met to confirm the outcome of the presidential election.
Appointed Acting Minister of Justice in December 2020 Jeffrey Rosen said Trump had been in contact with him almost every day between December 23 and January 3 and expressed his dissatisfaction. According to Rosen, Trump repeatedly claimed the Department of Justice had not done enough to investigate his allegations of electoral fraud.
According to witnesses, Trump would have liked to dismiss Rosen, but withdrew from his intentions after hearing about the leadership of employees of the Department of Justice threatened with mass resignation.
Rosen would have wanted to raise his ally from the Department of Justice to replace Rosen Jeffrey Clarkin. Prior to Thursday’s hearing, it was reported that authorities had searched Clark’s home the day before.
Congressmen were said to have sought amnesty from Trump
The hearing also revealed that at least five Republican congressmen had asked for a presidential pardon after they had supported Trump’s efforts to overturn the election result.
According to former White House employees heard through the videos, congressmen Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert and Scott Perry had asked Trump for an amnesty that would have protected them from prosecution for their actions before and during the Epiphany riot.
Trump did not promote requests for pardon from members of Congress.
Perry, Gohmert and Biggs deny having asked for an amnesty. Brooks, for his part, admits to asking for one and says he was concerned about Democrats abusing the justice system by prosecuting and imprisoning Republicans.
According to Reuters, Gaetz did not respond to the request for comment after the hearing.