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Katko, Cheney and Kinzinger are first Republicans to back impeachment as leaders forgo formally lobbying against it.
NY Times ^ | Jan 12 2021 | Nicholas Fandos

Posted on 01/12/2021 6:08:55 PM PST by rintintin

Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 House Republican, announced on Tuesday that she would vote to impeach President Trump, saying there had “never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States” than Mr. Trump’s incitement of a mob that attacked the Capitol last week.

In a stinging statement that drove a fissure through her party, Ms. Cheney dismissed fellow Republicans arguing that the impeachment was rushed, premature or unwarranted. Her words were unequivocal and likely to give cover to two dozen or so other House Republicans looking to break ranks and join an effort that was also said to have the tacit support of Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader.

“Much more will become clear in coming days and weeks, but what we know now is enough,” said Ms. Cheney, the scion of a storied Republican political family. “The president of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the president.”

She added: “The president could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government
KEYWORDS: boom; bushworshippers; cheney; cheneycrimefamily; impeachment; katko; kinzinger; rintintin
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1 posted on 01/12/2021 6:08:55 PM PST by rintintin
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To: rintintin

R.I.P. gop


2 posted on 01/12/2021 6:10:00 PM PST by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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To: rintintin

Remember when many Freepers practically worshipped Bush AND Cheney?


3 posted on 01/12/2021 6:10:04 PM PST by rintintin (Every time a conservative watches Tucker, Chris Wallace gets a bonus)
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To: rintintin

Cheney. Backstabber.


4 posted on 01/12/2021 6:10:16 PM PST by madison10 (Trump's greatest accomplishment is getting all the cockroaches to come into the light.)
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To: rintintin
18 years ago this POS newsrag that isn't worth lining a cat's litter box tried to destroy Liz's VP Dad and his boss that I now regret voting for twice.

It's just amazing how Republicans continue to fall for this divide-and-conquer tactic by the Left, knowing that once Ds consolidate power should Biden prevail, Republicans like Liz will be tossed aside like a Raggedy Ann doll.

5 posted on 01/12/2021 6:11:38 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!)
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To: rintintin

And yet, republicans in Wyoming will send her back to the house in two years.


6 posted on 01/12/2021 6:12:04 PM PST by Yogafist
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To: rintintin

Hey Lizzy, daddys calling. Something about an invitation to a duck hunt. Bring your friends


7 posted on 01/12/2021 6:12:12 PM PST by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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To: rintintin

Folks, we are watching the information warfare mob attempting to cancel a single person and that person is also the President of the United States. If we do not fight back, we will be forever controlled by this mob of leftist, democrat criminals.

JoMa


8 posted on 01/12/2021 6:12:35 PM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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I hate Bush/Cheney.


9 posted on 01/12/2021 6:13:05 PM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: rintintin

Cheney is an incredibly stupid woman. What an embarrassment for Wyoming.


10 posted on 01/12/2021 6:13:40 PM PST by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: rintintin

Lizzys auditioning for guest host status on the view when she realizes shes out of work


11 posted on 01/12/2021 6:13:46 PM PST by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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To: madison10

People in Wyoming must be furious with Cheney. They need to let her know.


12 posted on 01/12/2021 6:14:16 PM PST by dandiegirl (BOBBY m)
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To: rintintin

Please again tell me about this massive violence....

Caps opened the barricades and the doors and welcomed them inside. I am not saying no violence occurred but this narrative that that was some huge unruly violent overrun of the capital is a lie


13 posted on 01/12/2021 6:14:17 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

These people are livid to the point of insanity ... not over a “riot” or “insurrection,” but because of the dismissive way a bunch of clowns sacked the Capitol and figuratively crapped all over the hallowed halls of our corrupt, useless government.


14 posted on 01/12/2021 6:14:35 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.")
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To: rintintin

No different than her dad and those like him.

Great job Wyoming, Utah, Kentucky, Texas, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia and a few others.


15 posted on 01/12/2021 6:15:00 PM PST by qaz123
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To: rintintin

Trump won MILLIONS of more votes than any other republican in history, scored more minority voters than any republican since 1960. He actually grew the party. What these idiots want to do is shrink it back down to the point where they will NEVER be in control again, and I think that is what they really like. Republicans seem to always want to be in the minority so that they can never be held responsible for anything, good, bad or indifferent. They can get invited to all the best cocktail parties, collect their share (smaller) of the graft, and get all the perks of office, but have none of the real responsibility.


16 posted on 01/12/2021 6:15:35 PM PST by euram
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To: rintintin

The destruction of the GOP is nearly completed. They know which side the butter is breaded.


17 posted on 01/12/2021 6:16:30 PM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: patriot torch

“R.I.P. gop.”

Yup. The cowardly f**ks committed suicide. I sure would have hated to have had them in a foxhole with me.


18 posted on 01/12/2021 6:17:24 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: rintintin

I wonder if Cheney’s intention to vote actually represent the will of her constituents, as opposed to being e.g. a power play for her own benefit, but, against the wishes of her constituents.


19 posted on 01/12/2021 6:17:26 PM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: patriot torch

I will vote for parties or independents who, if they wish, may form coalitions with the Quislings. I will never vote Republican again. People will say “lesser of two evils”. Look around us at the result of “lesser of two evils”. And we ain’t seen nothing yet!


20 posted on 01/12/2021 6:17:48 PM PST by hardspunned (MAGA, now more than ever)
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