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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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May 10, 2021

She will continue to talk about the former president's lies and she says that the party is abandoning the rule of law.

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May 10, 2021

The election is over. That is the rule of law. That is our constitutional process.

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May 10, 2021

I am a conservative Republican and the most conservative of conservative principles is reverence for the rule of law.

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May 10, 2021

The former President ... risks inciting further violence. He continues to undermine our democratic process. More than 60 judges have rejected his claims. The election is over. That is our rule of law.

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May 10, 2021

We must speak the truth. Our election was not stolen and America has not failed.

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May 10, 2021

Today, America is on the cusp of another Cold War, this time with Communist China. Attacks against our democratic process and the rule of law empower our adversaries and feed communist propaganda that American democracy is a failure.

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May 10, 2021

I will not sit back and watch in silence, while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the former President's crusade to undermine our democracy.

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May 10, 2021

Our duty is clear. Every one of us who has sworn the oath must act to prevent the unraveling of our democracy. This is not about policy.

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May 10, 2021

Those who refuse to accept the rulings of our courts are at war with the Constitution.

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May 10, 2021

The Electoral College has voted. More than 60 State and Federal courts, including multiple judges the former President appointed have rejected his claims. The Trump Department of Justice investigated the former President's claims of…

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May 10, 2021

Millions of Americans have been misled by the former President. They have heard only his words, but not the truth, as he continues to undermine our democratic process, sowing seeds of doubt about whether democracy really works at all.

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May 10, 2021

Today, we face a threat America has never seen before, a former President who provoked a violent attack on this Capitol in an effort to steal the election, has resumed his aggressive effort to convince Americans that the election was…

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May 10, 2021

Our freedom only survives if we protect it, if we honor our oath taken before God in this chamber to support and defend the Constitution, if we recognize threats to freedom when they arise.

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May 10, 2021

Somebody who has provoked an attack on the United States Capitol to prevent the counting of electoral votes, which resulted in five people dying, who refused to stand up immediately when he was asked and stop the violence.

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May 9, 2021

I believe in something so strongly that you can use me as an example, and do whatever -- do whatever you want.

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May 9, 2021

Liz Cheney expects the vote to go against her and has from the very beginning. But Liz Cheney is in this for the war. She is going to keep campaigning, she feels this is about democracy, about the future, and about making sure that Donald…

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May 9, 2021

Somebody who has provoked an attack on the United States Capitol to prevent the counting of electoral votes, which resulted in five people dying, who refused to stand up immediately when he was asked and stop the violence.

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May 5, 2021

History is watching, if we`re not going to be able to be truthful with voters, if Republican candidates and elected leaders are not going to be able to be truthful about what happened in the election, then really, where are we?

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May 5, 2021

I am a conservative Republican and the most conservative of conservative values is reverence for the rule of law, at the heart of our Republic is a commitment to the peaceful transfer of power among political rivals in accordance with the…

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May 5, 2021

Trump is seeking to unravel critical elements of our constitutional structure that make democracy work, confidence in the result of elections and the rule of law. No other American president has ever done this.

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May 5, 2021

The Republican Party is at a turning point. Republicans must decide whether we are going to choose truth and fidelity to the Constitution.

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May 4, 2021

History is watching, our children are watching. We must be brave enough to defend the basic principles that underpin and protect our freedom and our democratic process. I am committed to doing that no matter what the consequences are.

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May 4, 2021

The GOP is at a turning point and warns the former president is seeking to unravel critical elements of our constitutional structure that make democracy work.

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May 4, 2021

The former President created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible.

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May 4, 2021

Doing so could cause profound long term damage to our party and our country.

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