Rudy Giuliani / Mark MeadowsGetty Images Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows sought pardons for their role in the Jan. 6 riots. Ex-Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified to this fact at a Jan. 6 committee hearing on Tuesday. Multiple members of Congress also sought pardons after the attack, the committee has said. Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, testified on Tuesday that Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows sought pardons from President Donald Trump after the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.