NEW: Texts Reveal Four Trump Allies Mixed Requests For Pardons With Big Lie Boosterism
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The text messages Mark Meadows turned over to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack show how frantically former President Trump and his allies worked to reverse the results in the 2020 election.
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In at least four cases, the text messages show political allies explicitly mixed requests for presidential pardons with help on the election efforts that were so important to Trump. Let's dig in. ⬇️
The first pardon request in Meadows’ text log came from Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) on Dec. 20, 2020. Allen sought a presidential pardon for an unnamed family friend who he suggested had faced a charge from an FBI investigation like Trump’s former national security adviser Mike Flynn
The next pardon request came from state Rep. Vernon Jones (GA). In a Dec. 22, 2020, text to Meadows, Jones referenced his plans to participate in the Jan. 6 protests as he requested a pair of pardons for two unnamed “law enforcement officers who were victims of the FBI & DOJ.” 
Next up: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) on Dec. 23, 2020. Budd, who was elected to the U.S. Senate last month, emphasized that he was among the Republicans who planned to object to the electoral certification as he lobbied for a pardon for someone he identified as “Robin H.”
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) also appeared in the text logs seeking a pardon for an ex-member of Congress. Gosar’s lengthy message to Meadows, which was first reported in September, asked for Trump to pardon five different people. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/texts-…
Read the full story, the latest in #TheMeadowsTexts series, here: talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/texts-…
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