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Former Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson says he'd accept White House pardon
Rep. Bennie Thompson told CBS News, "When I hear someone about to be sworn into the presidency of the United States say he wants to lock you up for doing your job, I believe it."
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.
Ex-Chair Of House Jan. 6 Panel Says He Spoke To White House About Possible Pardon
“A lot of people have said if this guy [Trump] said he’s going to do things, believe him,” Thompson said. “If the president offered a pardon based on the work of the committee, Bennie Thompson would accept it.” Thompson previously told CNN that ...
Jan. 6 committee members are privately talking to Biden about pardons
Several top members of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack are reportedly in talks with President Joe Biden about preemptive pardons before he leaves office on January 20. That's according to a Tuesday report from Punchbowl News,
'I believe him': Jan. 6 committee chair in pardon talks amid fear of Trump retribution
Members of the Jan. 6 select committee are privately discussing presidential pardons with the White House days before the return of Donald Trump, who has publicly threatened vengeance against them and other political enemies. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS ...
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Biden is still considering pardons for people who have been criticized or threatened by Trump
Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat ... Biden, who Trump has said should be jailed, scoffed at the notion that he would pardon himself. “What would I pardon myself for?” ...
Lawmakers brace for Trump’s promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint
More than 1,250 have pleaded guilty or been convicted after trials in connection with Jan. 6, with more than 650 receiving ...