Headline Roundup • December 18th, 2024
GOP Report Recommends Investigation of Liz Cheney
Summary from the AllSides News Team
On Tuesday, a report released from House Republicans recommended that the FBI investigate former Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) for her role as chair of the January 6 Committee.
Key Details: In its 128-page report, the House Administration Committee called for an investigation into Cheney, accusing her of witness tampering by being in touch with former White House aide and star witness Cassidy Hutchison.
Key Quotes: “Until we hold accountable those responsible, and reform our institutions, we will not fully regain trust," wrote House Administration Committee Chairman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA). In response to the report, Cheney said, "This Interim Report intentionally disregards the truth and the Select Committee’s tremendous weight of evidence, and instead fabricates lies and defamatory allegations in an attempt to cover up what Donald Trump did."
For Context: In July 2021, the January 6 Committee was founded to "investigate the breach of the U.S. Capitol" by supporters of then-president Donald Trump prior to President Biden taking office on January 20.
How the Media Covered It: The Associated Press (Left Bias) reported that the House committee findings indicate that the Republican Party is working to support President-elect Donald Trump's desire to punish his perceived enemies. The Washington Times (Lean Right Bias) noted that the report also emphasized the "failures and politicization" of the now-dissolved panel.
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Former Rep. Liz Cheney is facing calls from GOP legislators that the FBI investigate her for "potential criminal witness tampering" related to her former role on the Jan. 6 House Select Committee, according to a report released Tuesday by House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight Chair Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga.
"Based on the evidence obtained by this Subcommittee, numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, the former Vice Chair of the January 6 Select Committee, and these violations should be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation," states the report, which was...
Wrapping up their own investigation on the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded it’s former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted for probing what happened when then-President Donald Trump sent his mob of supporters as Congress was certifying the 2020 election.
The findings issued Tuesday show the Republican Party working to reinforce Trump’s desire to punish his perceived enemies including Cheney and members of the Jan. 6 committee that the president-elect has said should be in jail.
House Administration Committee Chairman Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., wrote, “Until we hold accountable those responsible,...
Republicans released a report Tuesday reviewing the “failures and politicization” of the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 committee, capping their investigation by recommending a criminal investigation into former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).
The 128-page interim report forwards many of the claims circulated by the GOP since the committee was organized, complaining the Jan. 6 select committee was improperly constituted and unfairly pinned blame on President-elect Trump.
“Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi’s multimillion-dollar Select Committee was a political weapon with a singular focus to deceive the public into blaming President Trump for the violence on January 6 and...
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