According to Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida, a member of the committee, the Dec. 21 meeting was part of an effort “to spread his false claims and encourage members of the public to fight the outcome on Jan. 6.” Vice President Mike Pence, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani were all present at the meeting, along with President Donald Trump. At the meeting, members discussed election theories advanced by Trump’s personal attorney, John Eastman, who believed that Pence was able to single-handedly reject the voter rolls in his role as chairman of the joint session. In reality, Pence’s role was simply to count the votes. On Tuesday, the committee aired footage of Trump White House adviser Pat Cipollone refusing to dispute the idea that Eastman’s theory was “crazy.” Cipollone tried to attend the meeting himself, but was apparently turned away. Here are the ten House Republicans who attended the meeting, according to White House visitor logs:
Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama Representative Brian Babin of Texas Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida; Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona Representative Andy Harris of Maryland Representative Jody Hice of Georgia Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio Representative Scott Perry from Pennsylvania Congresswoman-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia
The committee previously disclosed a number of Republicans who sought pardons from Trump in the final days of his administration. Five of the participants in the December 21, 2020 meeting — including Reps. Biggs, Brooks, Gaetz, Gohmert, Greene and Perry — requested clemency. Loading Something is loading.
