A number of Democratic lawmakers posted on Twitter after the committee’s first hearing on Thursday that they “did not ask for” pardon after the committee revealed that “many” GOP lawmakers allegedly asked for pardon from Trump after the uprising. “It’s okay to start. I did not apologize, “wrote Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), who was one of the first to tweet about the issue. “I did not apologize. “I survived the coup attempt and all I suffered was a miserable infection from COVID,” Bonnie Watson Coleman (DN.J.)’s spokeswoman wrote on Twitter. Others who posted similar comments on Twitter were Democrats Gerry Connolly (Va.), Mark Pocan (Wis.), Sean Casten (Ill.), Juan Vargas (California) and Chellie Pingree (Maine). Schatz also retweeted his original post to call on all members of Congress to answer “this simple question.” Biden: Jan. 6 hearings are important for “Americans to understand what really happened” Trump’s Justice Department officials to testify before the Jan. 6 committee During the panel hearing Thursday, MP Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Vice-chairwoman of the committee, said spokeswoman Scott Perry (R-Pa.) Was one of many lawmakers to apologize to Trump. after the riots and attempts to overthrow the 2020 election results. Perry denied the claim. CNN previously reported in January 2021 that “several” GOP lawmakers who allegedly attended the rally in Ellipse near the White House before the Capitol uprising apologized to Trump. Roling Stone reported in October that MP Paul Gossar (R-Ariz.) Had backed the idea of ​​Trump issuing a “general pardon” to some of those involved in the Ellipse rally.