Rep. Scott Perry denies Jan. 6 committee accusation that he sought a Trump pardon
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Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry denied that he ever sought a pardon from former President Trump for his involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election, challenging an allegation made by GOP colleague, Rep. Liz Cheney, during a Thursday night hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
"The notion that I ever sought a Presidential pardon for myself or other Members of Congress is an absolute, shameless, and soulless lie," Perry wrote on Twitter on Friday.
During an overview of the committee's investigation, Cheney, the vice chair of the select committee and one of its two Republicans, said Perry was involved in efforts to get Justice Department lawyer Jeff Clark appointed as attorney general. Trump wanted Clark to be the nation's top law enforcement official so that he would be empowered to send a letter to Georgia and other states which would say, according to Cheney, that the Justice Department had "identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election."
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