Multiple Lawmakers Sought Presidential Pardons After Jan. 6: Committee

Members named by the committee said that they were scared Democrats would target them unfairly for supporting Trump's claims

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chair of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol, speaks during a committee business meeting as vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wis.) looks on at Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 19, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The House Jan. 6 Committee on June 23 revealed the names of several lawmakers who allegedly sought pardons from President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.

Since its public hearings began, the Jan. 6 panel has made an effort to paint the scattered violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as the culmination of a larger behind-the-scenes effort by Trump and his allies to overthrow the government.