Republicans can’t be loyal to either Trump or the constitution, says Liz Cheney
Republican Liz Cheney gave a fiery speech to summon Donald Trump and Republican leaders to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday night, to applause from the audience.
Ms Cheney, who is the deputy chair of the House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 riots, said Mr Trump’s efforts had proved “colder and more threatening” than originally thought. until the full picture emerges.
“Republicans cannot be both loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the Constitution,” she said after loud applause.
She said Americans faced an “internal threat” like never before, and Mr Trump tried to uncover the foundations of a constitutional republic.
She praised former White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson and others who testified against Mr. Trump for their “courage and patriotism.”
In the first act following Ms. Hutchinson’s explosive testimony, the commission summoned Trump’s White House adviser Pat Chipolon, whose resistance to Mr. Trump’s false allegations made him a long-sought witness.
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48% of Americans say Trump should be charged with criminal liability, according to a poll
Nearly half of Americans believe that former President Donald Trump should be blamed for his role in the attack on the US capital on January 6 last year.
According to a survey by the Associated Press’s NORC Center for Public Affairs, 48% of adults surveyed say the former president should be held accountable and charged, while 32% said he should not be charged.
Another 20 percent had no opinion on the subject.
The poll was conducted before five public hearings by a House House committee, but before a surprise hearing Tuesday with former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
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Capitol police sergeant calls on Mike Pence to testify: “Your boss tried to kill you”
U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonel told HuffPost that Donald Trump was responsible for the injuries he received during the attack on Congress.
“Our own president created us,” he told the paper. “I just feel betrayed. The president must do everything possible to help us, and he did not. He wanted to lead the crowd and he wanted to lead the crowd himself … he wanted to be a tyrant. ”
Speaking about the events of January 6, Sergeant Gonel tweeted Tuesday: “When [Trump] tweeting for Pence, the fighting in the tunnel intensified. We held the line in the hope that the president would be on our side and send us help. Mike Pence is lucky to be alive, he’s lucky we kept our oath and held the line. Your boss tried to kill you. Testify. ”
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Justice Department officials feel “blinded” by Hutchinson’s testimony
The testimony of former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson has revealed a growing rift between the Department of Justice and Congressional investigators.
Some Justice Department officials, according to a New York Times report, felt blinded and stunned by the explosive testimony because the committee did not provide them with videos or transcripts of its recorded interviews with committee members in advance.
The surprise hearing came as a parallel investigation by federal prosecutors is underway to determine the extent of the former president’s involvement in the riots and will soon come closer.
The members of the commission also suggest that Chief Prosecutor Merrick B. Garland is not moving fast enough in the investigation of traces. But senior Justice Ministry officials say resistance from commission members to hand over transcripts has slowed their progress.
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At least one of the “witness falsification” messages shown at the hearing was sent to Hutchinson
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Liz Cheney: Republicans can’t be loyal to either Trump or the constitution
In a speech that drew applause from a room full of Republican parties, Liz Cheney said Republicans must choose between being loyal to Donald Trump or the constitution.
“We have to choose because Republicans can’t be loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the Constitution at the same time,” she said. “We should not choose people who are more loyal to themselves or to the government than to our constitution.
She went on to praise people testifying against Mr Trump, especially young women and White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, for her bombings on Tuesday.
“And I was incredibly excited about the young women I met who came out to testify in committee on January 6,” she said.
Regarding Ms. Hutchinson, she said: “Her superiors – men many years older – many of them hide behind the privilege of the executive, anonymity and intimidation. But her courage and patriotism were great to watch yesterday. ”
“Little girls from all over this great nation see what it really means to love this country and what it really means to be a patriot.
“I want to talk to every young girl who watches tonight,” the congresswoman concluded. “The power is yours, as is the responsibility. … These days, for the most part, men rule the world – and it’s really not going so well. “
“I want to talk to every young girl who watches tonight,” the congresswoman concluded. “The power is yours, as is the responsibility. … These days, for the most part, men rule the world – and it’s really not going so well. “
(AP)
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Liz Cheney likens Trump to an “internal threat” in her speech at the Ronald Reagan Library
In a speech at Ronald Reagan’s presidential library on Wednesday night, Liz Cheney called Donald Trump an “internal threat” of a kind the United States has never faced before.
“We are facing an internal threat that we have never faced before – and this is a former president who is trying to unravel the foundations of our constitutional republic,” Ms Cheney said. “And he is backed by Republican leaders and elected officials who have become hostages of this dangerous and irrational man.
She began her speech with the words: “My fellow Americans, we are on the brink of an abyss and we must retreat.
“As the full picture appeared before the committee on January 6, it became clear that the efforts that Donald Trump observed and participated in were even more chilling and threatening than we could have imagined,” Ms. Cheney said. .
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Lindsay Graham called the panel “closed” and “unilateral Star Chamber tribunal” on January 6
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Meadows rejects the request that he have asked for pardon
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Obama’s campaign manager in 2012 says January 6 hearings are “far from Watergate”
Speaking on MSNBC on Wednesday, 2012, Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina said that “the January 6 hearings were an incredible television show. I think they are far from Watergate. I think they are doing a lot of damage to the president and his party with these exchanging voters. ”
“Half of the independent voters think the president has done something wrong. “You see Republicans moving away from the president this morning … This kind of civil war within the Republican Party continues,” he added.
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Of course: Anita Hill says Ginny Thomas should talk to the committee on January 6
Lawyer Anita Hill, who testified in 1991 that Judge Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her, told MSNBC on Wednesday that his wife, Ginny Thomas, should be “forced” to speak before the commission on Jan. 6.
“Of course, I think she needs to talk to the committee,” Ms. Hill told Andrea Mitchell Reports. “I also believe that any other person they have identified should be forced to speak… or should be held accountable for it under whatever legal protection the commission has.
Gustav Kilander June 30, 2022 04:00
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