Liz Cheney: ‘Absolutely Clear’ Trump Knew His Actions Were Unlawful

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Liz Cheney: ‘Absolutely Clear’ Trump Knew His Actions Were Unlawful

Pam Key 10 Apr 2022

Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that former President Donald Trump knew he was breaking the law in his actions leading to the January 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol.

Cheney said, “We have not made a decision about referrals on the committee. I think it is absolutely the case. It’s absolutely clear that what President Trump was doing, what a number of people around him were doing, that they knew it was unlawful. They did it anyway. I think you certainly saw that in the decision issued by Judge Carter a few weeks ago where he concluded that it was more likely than not that the president of the United States was engaged in criminal activity.”

She continued, “I think what we have seen is a massive and well-organized and well-planned effort that used multiple tools to try to overturn an election. You’ve seen just in the last few days a plea agreement from one of the leaders of the Proud Boys, which lays out in really chilling detail the extent to which violence was planned, the extent to which the message that went out on December 19 about the planning – about the rally in Washington – and don’t forget Donald Trump tweeted out that message, ‘Be there, be wild,’ the day after that message the organization and the planning started, and that they understood, that they knew they were going to attempt to use violence to try to stop the transfer of power. That is the definition of an insurrection, and it is absolutely chilling.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/04/10/liz-cheney-absolutely-clear-trump-knew-his-actions-were-unlawful/

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Liz Cheney: Ivanka Trump’s Testimony Before the January 6 Probe ‘Helpful’

Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Ivanka Trump, the daughter and senior White House adviser of former President Donald Trump, was “helpful” during her eight-hour testimony before the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol.

Anchor Jake Tapper asked, “Former President Trump’s daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump testified in front of your committee for eight hours this week. Was her testimony helpful? Did she shed any new light on the crucial hours while the attack was underway?

Cheney said, “Certainly, her testimony was helpful as has been the testimony of many hundreds of others who have appeared in front of the committee. I would just note that it really tells you why the fact that Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro have completely refused to cooperate with the committee, why that was so clearly contemptuous, why we were right to move to contempt charges against both of them. There’s absolutely no privilege in this country that is an absolute blanket immunity from having to come and testify, having to come and talk to a congressional committee, particularly under these circumstances. So the committee is going to continue to work to get evidence and testimony. Again, we’re incredibly grateful. I’ve been incredibly grateful and frankly moved by the many, many people who have come before us because they know it’s their patriotic responsibility and duty to tell us about what happened and to make sure it never happens again.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/04/10/liz-cheney-ivanka-trumps-testimony-before-the-january-6-probe-helpful/

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 Cheney rejects report of a dispute among Jan. 6 committee on criminal referral for Trump
by Mychael Schnell - 04/10/22 10:43 AM ET

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday rejected a report that there is a dispute among members of the Jan. 6 House select committee regarding whether to make a criminal referral for former President Trump.

The New York Times reported that members of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are divided over whether to make a criminal referral to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for Trump, even though the panel has determined that they have the evidence for such a move.

The information the committee has reportedly justifies referring Trump for obstructing a congressional proceeding and conspiring to defraud the American people. The newspaper cited people involved in discussions.

The members are at odds over whether the referral, which is mostly symbolic, would have an adverse effect by staining the DOJ’s ongoing investigation, according to the Times.

Asked by co-anchor Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” about the report of disagreement among committee members, Cheney rejected the characterization of the situation as a dispute.

“There’s a dispute on your committee, as I don’t need to tell you, some people feel like a referral, which actually has no legal weight, would only taint the process under which Attorney General Merrick Garland might act. Some feel that that’s the wrong argument, that right is right, and the committee has the evidence it has. Where do you come down?” Tapper asked.

“There’s not really a dispute on the committee,” Cheney responded

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https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3263462-cheney-rejects-report-of-a-dispute-among-jan-6-committee-on-criminal-referral-for-trump/

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Hopefully the bogus committee ends in Nov!