Former January 6 committee chair says he "would accept" pardon offer by Biden

 Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chaired the now-defunct House January 6 committee, said he “would accept” a preemptive pardon if one was issued by President Joe Biden.

“It’s [the president’s] prerogative,” the Mississippi Democrat told CNN. “If he offers it to me — or other members of the committee — I think, I would accept it. But it’s his choice.”

Thompson’s comments come after President-elect Donald Trump told NBC that the panel’s members, including Thompson and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, should “go to jail.”

Sources tell CNN that senior Biden White House aides and administration officials are discussing potential preemptive pardons or legal aid for people who might be targeted for prosecution by Trump.