Liz Cheney Says Trump 'Ought To Be Disqualified' As GOP Nears Iowa Caucuses
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The former Republican lawmaker also said she believes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is "unfit for office."
Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) slammed two of the top contenders for the GOP nomination for president on Sunday, saying she “certainly” believed President Donald Trump could be removed from state ballots over his role on Jan. 6, 2021, and that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was unfit for office.
Cheney made the remarks in an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, just a week before Republicans in Iowa are set to hold their caucuses and officially kick off the selection process for the party’s presidential candidate. Host Margaret Brennan asked the former congresswoman about a Colorado state court’s recent decision to disqualify Trump from appearing on its primary ballot this year, a case that will head to the Supreme Court next month.
“If you look at the Select Committee’s work, we made a criminal referral with respect to the part of the 14th amendment that talks about providing aid and comfort to an insurrection,” Cheney replied, referencing her tenure on the House Select Committee that investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection. “I certainly believe that Donald Trump’s behavior rose to that level, I believe that he ought to be disqualified from holding office in the future. It’s working its way through the courts.”
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling said Trump is ineligible under a clause in the 14th Amendment that bars those from state or federal office who took an oath to uphold the Constitution but then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against it. Maine’s secretary of state reached a similar conclusion late last month.
Cheney went on to add that she was disappointed with another leading candidate for the GOP nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, over his calls to review and potentially pardon Jan. 6 defendants.
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