Jan. 6 committee hears of Matt Gaetz’s fervor for Donald Trump and request for ‘broad’ pardon
The Jan. 6 Committee focused considerable attention Thursday on U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s actions around the election certification. That included publishing emails asserting Gaetz sought a blanket pardon from President Donald Trump.
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified Gaetz was among five Republican Congressman who personally asked for a pardon from Trump. That confirms reports dating to last Spring that Gaetz may have sought a pre-emptive pardon during Trump’s last days in office.
Additionally, the committee discussed an email sent by Rep. Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican, that also was sent “pursuant to a request from Matt Gaetz.”
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