Romney defends Cheney: She 'refuses to lie'
By Jordain Carney - 05/04/21 02:54 PM EDT
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is coming to the defense of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) amid a high-profile feud with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that is sparking fresh questions about her future in GOP leadership.
"Every person of conscience draws a line beyond which they will not go: Liz Cheney refuses to lie," Romney tweeted on Tuesday about the No. 3 House Republican.
"As one of my Republican Senate colleagues said to me following my impeachment vote: 'I wouldn’t want to be a member of a group that punished someone for following their conscience,'" he added.
Cheney is coming under new, intense scrutiny over her recent criticism of fellow Republicans. That includes her response to a statement from former President Trump earlier this week in which she said that his claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is the "big lie."
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