A former Republican lawmaker who has been thought by some to be a target of Donald Trump has two words for the president elect: "Bring it."
Former "Tea Party" Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman (VA), a Trump-skeptic Republican who helped assist the House Select Committee on January 6 with its investigation, has previously sounded the alarm about purportedly dangerous Republicans rising to power.
On Saturday, he appeared on MSNBC, where he was asked about Trump telling NBC News that Jan. 6 committee members should go to jail.
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"Are you worried about political retribution for your role on the committee?" the host asked.
"I would be stupid to say if I wasn't worried about it or have some concern... I say bring it. I don't want a pardon. I don't want anything like that. I would rather be in the fight. I would love to have that opportunity to sit in front of individuals at the House, wearing my congressional pin, and talking about what I saw the day of January 6. It would be a lot of fun for the entire American public," Riggleman said. "I think there are some people who have a right to be concerned about the type of retribution you see here, especially if you have Kash Patel leading the FBI. This is an individual who is seriously underqualified and also is pretty much a January 6 QAnon guy."
He added, "That is the issue we have right now. There are people who I think might get a conditional pardon but as for people like me, the senior technical advisor and the person who looked at all the data, it might get to me but there are other people who should be more worried."