Perry’s office categorically denied the allegations. Vice President Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) Said Perry, who helped introduce former President Trump to a middleman Justice Department lawyer who was willing to pass on his allegations of electoral fraud, was among many who apologized for of their roles. “As you can see, Perry contacted the White House in the weeks following January 6 to ask for a presidential pardon. “Many other Republican lawmakers have also asked for presidential pardons for their role in trying to overthrow the 2020 election,” Cheney said. Perry’s spokesman, Jay Ostrich, denied that Perry had apologized to Trump. “Laughing, ridiculous and a completely lifeless lie,” Ostrich told The Hill. Biden to sign statement on immigration on Jan. 6: Commission opens public case against Trump CNN reported in January 2021 that “several” GOP lawmakers who attended the Ellipse rally in front of the White House that Trump spoke to before the Capitol uprising apologized to Trump. GOP lawmakers who spoke at the rally included Arizona GOP representatives Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs, as well as MP Mo Brooks (R-Ala.). And according to a Rolling Stone report in October 2021, Gossard supported the idea of ”forgiveness” for some of those who organized the Ellipse Rally on January 6. The Jan. 6 commission issued summonses to Perry, Biggs and Brooks. In a May letter to Biggs asking for information, the commission said Biggs was recognized by former White House staffers as “part of an effort by some Republicans since Jan. 6 to ask for a presidential pardon for activities related to “President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.”
