Liz Cheney hits back at President Trump's statement that January 6 committee members should be jailed
Good morning, readers of the US Politics Blog. He said this in his first sit-down interview after winning the presidential election. donald trump On Sunday, he told NBC News that he intends to overturn a series of governing norms once he enters the White House. The president-elect says he will pardon most of the participants in the January 6 insurrection, and former Republican congressmen liz cheney Other members of Congress who served on the bipartisan House committee that investigated the Capitol attack “should go to jail.” This sparked a fierce backlash from Cheney, who was expelled from the House of Representatives two years ago over her separation from President Trump.
“Here's the truth: Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power,” Cheney said in a statement, which also called for a Justice Department special counsel. jack smithto release evidence he had collected regarding Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Let's see if other former commissioners will speak today.
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“And Cheney was behind it. And so was [Democratic chair] Bennie Thompson and his committee. Honestly, they should go to prison for what they did,” President Trump said.
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Committee report and evidence remains publicand liz cheneyA former Republican congressman who served as vice chair of the group said in a statement that President Trump is not telling the truth about the group's activities.
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This morning, President-elect Trump lied again about the January 6th task force, saying its members “should go to jail” for fulfilling their constitutional responsibilities. Here's the truth: Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power. He mobilized an angry mob and sent it to the U.S. Capitol, where they attacked police officers, invaded the building, and halted the official counting of electoral votes. President Trump watched on television as police officers were brutally beaten and the Capitol was stormed, while for hours he refused to tell the mob to leave. This was the worst constitutional violation by a president in our nation's history. Donald Trump's suggestion that members of Congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions be imprisoned is a continuation of his attack on the rule of law and the foundations of our country.
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Donald Trump knows that his claims about the Select Board are ridiculous and false, as detailed extensively, including in Chairman Thompson's July 2023 letter. I can think of no good factual or constitutional basis for what Donald Trump is suggesting (a Justice Department investigation into the activities of a Congressional committee), and any lawyer seeking to pursue such a course should , you will find yourself engaging in conduct that merits immediate sanction.
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Good morning, US politics blog readers. In his first sit-down interview since winning the presidential election, Donald Trump made clear to NBC News on Sunday that he planned to upend an array of governing norms as soon as he gets into the White House. The president-elect said he would pardon most January 6 insurrectionists, and that the former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and other lawmakers who served on the bipartisan House committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol “should go to jail”. That prompted a furious riposte from Cheney, who was ousted from Congress’s lower chamber two years ago over her break from Trump.
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“Here is the truth: Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power,” Cheney said in a statement, where she also called for the justice department special counsel, Jack Smith, to release evidence he gathered into Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. We’ll see if any other former members of the committee speak out today.
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Joe Biden speaks at the Tribal Nations Summit in Washington DC at 3.45pm ET, then parties with members of Congress at their Holiday Ball at 6pm.
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Andy Kim of New Jersey and Adam Schiff of California, both Democrats, are expected to be sworn into the Senate today, after resigning their seats in the House to take up their new roles.
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Congress is continuing work on a massive year-end defense spending bill that will be one of the last things it does before the new Republican majority takes their seats next year.
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California Sen.-elect Adam Schiff, who served on the Jan. 6 committee near the end of his term in the House, responded to calls for Donald Trump to be jailed.
write to XSchiff said.
When Trump broke his oath, I confronted him. The January 6th Committee defended our democracy when he tried to overturn the 2020 election. Threats of imprisonment will not deter us. Nothing will prevent me from fulfilling my duty to the American people.
Liz Cheney says President Trump “lied about the January 6 election committee”
in Interview with NBC News, donald trump The committee on Jan. 6 said it had “removed and destroyed all evidence” before holding he was not responsible for the violence at the Capitol.
“And behind it was Cheney. And it was [Democratic chair] Bennie Thompson and his committee. Honestly, they should go to prison for what they did,” President Trump said.
Committee report and evidence will continue to be publishedand liz cheneyA former Republican congressman who served as vice chair of the group said in a statement that President Trump is not telling the truth about the group's activities.
This morning, President-elect Trump lied again about the January 6th task force, saying its members “should go to jail” for fulfilling their constitutional responsibilities. Here's the truth: Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power. He mobilized an angry mob and sent it to the U.S. Capitol, where they attacked police officers, invaded the building, and halted the official counting of electoral votes. President Trump watched on television as police officers were brutally beaten and the Capitol was stormed, while for hours he refused to tell the mob to leave. This was the worst constitutional violation by a president in our nation's history. Donald Trump's suggestion that members of Congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions be imprisoned is a continuation of his attack on the rule of law and the foundations of our country.
Donald Trump knows that his claims about the Select Board are ridiculous and false, as detailed extensively, including in Chairman Thompson's July 2023 letter. I can think of no good factual or constitutional basis for what Donald Trump is suggesting (a Justice Department investigation into the activities of a Congressional committee), and any lawyer seeking to pursue such a course should , you will find yourself engaging in conduct that merits immediate sanction.
Liz Cheney hits back at President Trump's statement that January 6 committee members should be jailed
Good morning, readers of the US Politics Blog. He said this in his first sit-down interview after winning the presidential election. donald trump On Sunday, he told NBC News that he intends to overturn a series of governing norms once he enters the White House. The president-elect says he will pardon most of the participants in the January 6 insurrection, and former Republican congressmen liz cheney Other members of Congress who served on the bipartisan House committee that investigated the Capitol attack “should go to jail.” This sparked a fierce backlash from Cheney, who was expelled from the House of Representatives two years ago over her separation from President Trump.
“Here's the truth: Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power,” Cheney said in a statement, which also called for a Justice Department special counsel. jack smithto release evidence he had collected regarding Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Let's see if other former commissioners will speak today.
Here's what else is happening today:
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joe biden He will speak at the Tribal Nation Summit in Washington, D.C., at 3:45 p.m. ET and party with members of Congress at the Holiday Ball at 6 p.m.
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andy kim new jersey and adam schiff The California Democrat is scheduled to be sworn in in the Senate today after resigning his seat in the House of Representatives to take up his new role.
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meeting The government continues to work on a major defense spending bill for the end of the year, one of the last steps before a new Republican majority takes over next year.
