At least 6 GOP members of Congress asked for a pardon

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At least 6 GOP members of Congress asked the Trump White House for a January 6 pardon. Republican Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania Republican Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona Republican Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama Republican Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida Republican Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio had discussed pardons but never asked for one. All 6 asked Trump to pardon them for helping him try to overturn the 2020 election, the former White House aides said in a series of taped statements presented Thursday on Capitol Hill. The Trump White House aides John McEntee, Cassidy Hutchinson, and Eric Herschmann mapped out how the GOP House lawmakers — most of whom have been subpoenaed by the select committee — asked for legal cover from prosecution in a montage of clips the House select committee investigating the riot played during its fifth public hearing. The list of identified members may grow. Committee staff posted an image of an email Brooks sent administration officials, the subject being "Pardons." If they "Did nothing wrong", why did they ask for pardons? Only the guilty want a pardon!