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Liz Cheney

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Liz Cheney is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. During her time in Congress, Cheney was known for her strong stance on national security and her opposition to former President Donald Trump, particularly following the events of January 6, 2021, which led to her being removed from her leadership position within the House Republican Conference.

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Aug 14, 2022

Cheney is the vice chair of the January 6 Committee and has staked her political career on exposing the former president`s role in undermining American democracy.

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Aug 13, 2022

If we do not condemn these lies, if we do not hold those responsible to account, we will be excusing this conduct, and it will become a feature of all elections. America will never be the same.

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Aug 5, 2022

The question for us is are we a nation of laws. Are we a country where no one is above the law? And what do the facts and the evidence show?

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Aug 5, 2022

We`re going to continue to follow the facts, I think the Department justice will do that. But they have to make decisions about prosecution, understanding what it means if the facts and the evidence are there, and they decide not to…

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Aug 5, 2022

I`ve been very clear. I think he`s guilty of the most serious dereliction of duty of any president in our nation`s history.

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Aug 3, 2022

Her mission is to keep Donald Trump from getting back into the Oval Office

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Aug 3, 2022

I think that the vast majority of Americans understand how important it is that we have peaceful transitions of power. And that, at the sort of at the heart of who we are as Americans, and the heart of our republic, is a peaceful…

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Aug 3, 2022

I think all of us on the committee have had that same reaction, which is that there's so much, there was so much more that was happening in... multiple different areas.

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Aug 3, 2022

I think that we're going to continue to follow the facts. I think the Department of Justice will do that. But they have to make decisions about prosecution, understanding what it means if the facts and the evidence are there, and they…

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Aug 3, 2022

I think that the Justice Department is going to follow the facts and the evidence... I think he's guilty of the most serious dereliction of duty of any president in our nation's history.

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Aug 3, 2022

If evidence supports it, I think the Justice Department should prosecute Trump.

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Jul 29, 2022

Ms. Hutchinson, what we saw on those clips we`re playing were photos provided by the National Archives showing the President in the off-stage tent before his speech on the Ellipse.

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Jul 28, 2022

The American people have not yet heard from Mr. Trump`s former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone.

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Jul 28, 2022

In the course of these hearings, we have received new evidence, and new witnesses have bravely stepped forward.

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Jul 28, 2022

Did Rudy Giuliani ever suggest that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to January 6th?

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Jul 28, 2022

The damn has begun to break in terms of witnesses coming forward.

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Jul 28, 2022

But the committee has learned that after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, this was being discussed by members of President Trump`s cabinet as a way of stripping the full power of the presidency from Donald Trump.

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Jul 27, 2022

Did Rudy Giuliani ever suggest that he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to January 6th?

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Jul 27, 2022

Ms. Hutchinson, did White House chief of staff Mark Meadows ever indicate he was interested in receiving a presidential pardon related to January 6th?

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Jul 25, 2022

The committee is engaged with her counsel. We certainly hope that she will agree to come in voluntarily, but the committee is fully prepared to contemplate a subpoena if she does not. I hope it doesn`t get to that. I hope she will come in…

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Jul 25, 2022

It`s not just me that is saying that Donald Trump is unfit for office. It`s other entities owned by Rupert Murdoch. It`s the New York Post and their editorial on Friday. It`s the Wall Street Journal said the same thing after our hearing on…

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Jul 24, 2022

We are. The Committee is engaged with her counsel. We certainly hope that she will agree to come in voluntarily, but the Committee is fully prepared to contemplate a subpoena if she does not.

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Jul 24, 2022

It`s not just me that is saying that Donald Trump is unfit for office. It`s other entities owned by Rupert Murdoch, it`s the 'New York Post' and their editorial on Friday. It`s the 'Wall Street Journal' said the same thing after our…

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Jul 24, 2022

We have not decided yet as a committee whether we`re going to make criminal referrals, but that`s absolutely something we`re looking at.

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