Cheney Slams Trump’s GOP Allies For Trying To ‘Cover Up’ What He Did On Jan. 6
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The former lawmaker said Republicans had released a report that "fabricates lies and defamatory allegations."
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) ripped President-elect Donald Trump as a “cruel and vindictive man” and said his Republican allies were waging a “malicious and cowardly” attack against the truth to cover up his role in the Capitol insurrection.
The former lawmaker’s comments came after a key Republican released a report on Tuesday that accused Cheney of misconduct for her role on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), the chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, claimed Cheney may have tampered with a witness and encouraged them to commit perjury.
The report recommended Cheney face a criminal investigation, alleging the former lawmaker had improperly interfered with damning testimony provided by former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
Cheney said those claims were lies.
“Jan. 6th showed Donald Trump for who [he] really is — a cruel and vindictive man who allowed violent attacks to continue against our Capitol and law enforcement officers while he watched television,” Cheney said in a statement. “…The January 6th Committee’s hearings and report featured scores of republican witnesses, including many of the most senior officials from Trump’s own White House, campaign and Administration.”
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