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On the recordJanuary 12, 2021
On January 6th, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol to obstruct the process of our democracy and to stop the counting of presidential electoral votes. This insurrection caused injury, death and destruction in the most sacred place in our republic. Much more will become clear in coming days and weeks, but what we know now is enough. The president of the United States summoned this mob, he assembled this mob and he lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the president. The president could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not. There has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution. I will vote to impeach the president.
Said by
Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
Source
msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney condemns President Trump's actions leading to the Capitol attack and declares her intention to vote for impeachment, calling it a betrayal of his oath.

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