Rep. Shri Thanedar at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Going further, Thanedar asked, "Director Lyons and Commissioner Scott, do you think President Trump will pardon you and your boss, Kristi Noem, before he leaves office, just like he has for insurrectionists and his political allies? Do you believe President Trump will pardon you?"
Scott answered, "I'm not going to speak on behalf of President Trump, but I'll tell you, I signed up for this job to protect America, and I'm very proud of the service that I provide, and I don't need a pardon from anybody."
"Well, you'd better hope so. You better hope you get pardoned," Thanedar shot back. "Because you will be held accountable for the absolute disregard of the law your agencies have shown over the past year."
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at One World Trade Center in New York on Jan. 8, 2026. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Before Thanedar finished, Homeland Security Committee Chair Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., cut in, saying, "The gentleman's time is expired" and calling the hearing into recess.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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