As the hearings unfold, Rep. Adam Schiff said he would like the department to "investigate any credible allegation of criminal activity on the part of Donald Trump." Schiff, D-Calif., who also leads the House Intelligence Committee, said that "there are certain actions, parts of these different lines of effort to overturn the election that I don't see evidence the Justice Department is investigating." A Trump spokesman, Taylor Budowich, suggested that the committee's decision to call Stepien was politically motivated. Pardons soughtCommittee members said they would present clear evidence that "multiple" GOP lawmakers, including Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., had sought a pardon from Trump, which would protect him from prosecution. "We're not going to make accusations or say things without proof or evidence backing it," said Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 13, 2022 07:23 UTC