John Eastman speaks in Boulder, Colorado, in April 2021. (Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post/Getty Images)Conservative attorney John Eastman emailed Rudy Giuliani a few days after Jan. 6 and asked to be included on a list of potential recipients of a presidential pardon, the House Select Committee revealed during Thursday's hearing. The committee said Eastman made the request to Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s former attorney, in an email that is in its possession. “I’ve decided that I should be on the pardon list, if that is still in the works,” the email from Eastman to Giuliani reads. The committee argued during Thursday’s hearing that Eastman’s requests for a pardon, and his decision to repeatedly plead the Fifth when questioned previously by the panel, indicates Eastman knew his actions were potentially criminal.

Source: CNN June 18, 2022 00:39 UTC