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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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Jun 10, 2022

President Trump believed his supporters at the Capitol, and I 'we're doing what they should be doing.'

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Jun 10, 2022

What President Trump demanded, that Mike Pence do just wrong, it was illegal, and it was unconstitutional.

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Jun 10, 2022

President Trump ignored the rulings of our nation`s courts. He ignored his own campaign leadership, his White House staff, many Republican state officials. He ignored the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.

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Jun 10, 2022

You will also hear about plots to commit seditious conspiracy on January 6th, a crime defined in our laws as conspiring to overthrow, put down or destroy by force the government of the United States, or to oppose by force the authority…

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Jun 10, 2022

The committee put Trump at the center of this plot. And they also pointed specifically to these two white supremacist groups to enable the attack, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.

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Jun 10, 2022

The indictment of a group of Proud Boys alleges that they planned, quote, to oppose by force the authority of the government of the United States.

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Jun 10, 2022

Sean Hannity wrote in part key now. No more crazy people. No more stolen election talk. Yes, impeachment and 25th Amendment are real. Many people will quit.

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Jun 10, 2022

President Trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack.

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Jun 9, 2022

You will hear that leaders on Capitol Hill begged the president for help, including Republican Leader McCarthy, who was -- quote -- 'scared' and called multiple members of President Trump`s family after he could not persuade the president…

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Jun 9, 2022

Last night, Vice Chair Liz Cheney said it will focus on the idea that the former President knew he had lost the election, but still engaged in what she called a massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information.

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Jun 9, 2022

As you will see, Representative Perry contacted the White House in the weeks after January 6 to seek a presidential pardon. Multiple other Republican congressmen also sought presidential pardons for their roles and attempting to overturn…

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Jun 9, 2022

Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible, there will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.

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Jun 9, 2022

Are you aware of instances where Pat Cipollone threatened to resign?

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Jun 9, 2022

Donald Trump will be gone and your dishonor will stay.

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Jun 9, 2022

In our country, we don’t swear an oath to an individual or a political party. We take our oath to defend the United States Constitution.

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Jun 9, 2022

President Trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack.

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Jun 9, 2022

President Trump engaged in a massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information. President Trump`s efforts to pressure Vice President Mike Pence. President Trump corruptly pressured state legislators and election officials…

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Jun 9, 2022

On the morning of January 6, President Donald Trump`s intention was to remain president of the United States, despite the lawful outcome of the 2020 election.

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Jun 9, 2022

Aware of the rioters` chants to hang Mike Pence, the president responded with this sentiment, quote, 'Maybe our supporters have the right idea.' Mike Pence, quote, 'deserves it.'

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Jun 8, 2022

As Americans, we all have a duty to ensure that what happened on January 6th never happens again.

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Jun 8, 2022

We will not blame the violence that day, violence provoked by Donald Trump, on the officers who bravely defended all of us.

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Jun 8, 2022

Mark, the President needs to tell people in the capitol to go home. This is hurting all of us. He is destroying his legacy.

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Jun 8, 2022

What President Trump was doing, what a number of people around him were doing that they knew it was unlawful, they did it anyway.

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Jun 8, 2022

I think that Congressman Jordan may well be a material witness. He is somebody who was involved in a number of meetings in the lead up to what happened on January 6, involved in planning for January 6, certainly for the objections that…

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Jun 8, 2022

There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.

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