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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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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 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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Jul 24, 2022

This was a fundamental assault and an attack on our democracy. We had a president who sent a mob that he knew was armed to the Capitol to attack and invade while we were counting electoral votes, delayed the count of those votes. And while…

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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 23, 2022

Donald Trump knows that millions of Americans who supported him would stand up and defend our nation were it threatened. He is preying on their patriotism. He is preying on their sense of justice. And on January 6th, Donald Trump turned…

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Jul 22, 2022

In the course of these hearings, we have received new evidence and new witnesses have bravely stepped forward. Efforts to litigate and overcome immunity and executive privilege claims have been successful and those continue. Doors have…

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Jul 21, 2022

So is this the kind of person that you think should have anything to do with government going forward?

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Jul 21, 2022

So are you aware of any phone call by the president of the United States to the secretary of defense that day?

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Jul 21, 2022

We think the American people deserve to hear from Mr. Cipollone personally. He should appear before this committee and we are working to secure his testimony.

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Jul 21, 2022

On this point, there is no room for debate. President Trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack.

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Jul 21, 2022

The conviction of Steve Bannon is a victory for the rule of law and an important affirmation of the Select Committee's work, anyone who obstructs our investigation should face consequences. No one is above the law.

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Jul 21, 2022

Liz Cheney has been really clear, she's making a case against Donald Trump. This is about preventing Trump himself from ever being in that White House again.

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Jul 21, 2022

The plain fact here is that Mr. Bannon has no legal right to ignore the committees lawful subpoena. There is no conceivably applicable privilege that could shield Mr. Bannon from testimony.

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Jul 20, 2022

What the new Steve Bannon audio demonstrates is that Donald Trump's plan to falsely claim victory in 2020, no matter what the facts actually were, was premeditated.

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Jul 20, 2022

At one point in 2016, when he was first running for office, Donald Trump said this: 'I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters.'

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Jul 20, 2022

President Trump is a 76 year old man. He is not an impressionable child. Just like everyone else in our country, he is responsible for his own actions, and his own choices.

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Jul 20, 2022

Do you really think Bill Barr is such a delicate flower that he would wilt under cross-examination?

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Jul 20, 2022

We will reconvene in September to continue laying out our findings to the American people and pushing for accountability.

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Jul 20, 2022

The case against Donald Trump in these hearings is not made by witnesses who were his political enemies.

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Jul 20, 2022

We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free Nation.

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Jul 20, 2022

He is preying on their patriotism. He is preying on their sense of justice.

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Jul 19, 2022

After our last hearing. President Trump tried to call a witness in our investigation, a witness you have not yet seen in these hearings.

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