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Offline libertybele

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Liz Cheney Issues Warning After Newt Gingrich Says 1/6 Committee Members May Face Jail

Representative Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, responded with a warning after prominent Republican Newt Gingrich suggested that members of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack against the U.S. Capitol could face jail time if the GOP returns to power.

Gingrich, who served as House Speaker from 1995 to 1999, made the remarks during an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning. He predicted what will happened to the January 6 committee if Republicans take control of Congress. "The wolves are gonna find out that they're now sheep, and they're the ones who—in fact, I think—face a real risk of jail for the kind of laws they're breaking," Gingrich said.

Cheney, a staunch Trump critic, serves as the vice-chair of the House select committee investigating the January 6 violence. She tweeted a response to Gingrich's threat later on Sunday..........

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/liz-cheney-issues-warning-after-newt-gingrich-says-1-6-committee-members-may-face-jail/ar-AAT4kyQ?li=BBorjTa
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Dear Liz:  your committee is operating in defiance of the law that authorized it, so you have precious little room to talk about what it looks like when the law is ignored.

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Noot:  "[They] face a real risk of jail for the kind of laws they are breaking."

Cheney:  "[Noot] is threatening jail time for members of Congress who are investigating the violent January 6 attack on our Capitol and our Constitution.  This is what it looks like when the rule of law unravels."




Cheney is the one here unraveling the rule of law.
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My, oh my, but it sure gets ironical when the witch hunters see the possibility of becoming the hunted.
In a quest to get some of their oft-flung poo to stick, they have coated themselves in it.
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