Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert sought pardon from Trump after Jan. 6 riot, committee says

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, right, speaks duing a news conference with members of the conservative Freedom Caucus, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington. WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert was one of a handful of Republicans in Congress who asked former President Donald Trump for a pardon after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, according to testimony shown by the House committee investigating the insurrection.

Witnesses told the committee that the president had considered offering pardons to several individuals, said U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican on the committee. Cassidy Hutchison, who served as an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said in recorded testimony shown Thursday that the Tyler Republican was one of the members who had sought a pardon. Others included U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania.“The only reason I know to ask for a pardon is because you think you’ve committed a crime," Kinzinger said.

Gohmert has also been a vocal defender of the Jan. 6 rioters, calling them “political prisoners held hostage by their own government.” Gohmert announced his retirement from Congress in November and ran an unsuccessful primary challenge against Attorney General Ken Paxton, drawing 17 percent of the vote in a four-way race.

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