Thompson, chair of Jan. 6 committee, has talked with White House about pardons

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NEW: Bennie Thompson talked to White House counsel last month about a pre-emptive pardon, said he will accept one if offered…

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. His comments confirmed a report, published hours earlier by Punchbowl News, that Thompson had at least one conversation in December with…

J6 Panel Chair Bennie Thompson 'Would Accept' a Preemptive Pardon

Partisan January 6 Committee Chair Bennie Thompson spoke with White House counsel and "would accept" a preemptive pardon from President Joe Biden.