Thompson, chair of Jan. 6 committee, has talked with White House about pardons
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who headed Congress’s special investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, said Tuesday that he has been in talks with the White House about presidential pardons.
His comments confirmed a report, published hours earlier by Punchbowl News, that Thompson had at least one conversation in December with the White House counsel’s office about a potential pardon. He emphasized that he wasn’t lobbying for any special favors.
“It wasn’t preemptive,” Thompson said. “We had a discussion about pardons. It wasn’t a particular pardon. … I said for me, as a member of the committee, if one is offered, I would accept it.”
The issue of pardons has been under a spotlight because President-elect Trump has long accused the members of the Jan. 6 select committee of skewing their investigation to damage a........
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