Concurrently, some Democrats have voiced apprehensions regarding the trajectory of these ongoing investigations. Senator Adam Schiff, a former prominent member of the January 6th select committee, has indicated that he may decline any potential pardon that President Biden might offer to those involved in the Congressional inquiry. Schiff, who has consistently criticized the practice of granting pardons, articulated that accepting one could be interpreted as an acknowledgment of guilt. If this were the case, it could complicate the legal standing of those individuals should they be summoned to testify under oath.

Legal professionals have observed that pardons do not exempt individuals from the obligation to testify under oath when they receive a subpoena. This situation may have considerable consequences