Posted on 12/01/2021 5:43:12 PM PST by RandFan
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the vice chair of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, suggested Wednesday that former President Trump could be held responsible for any falsehoods exchanged with the panel.
“President Trump continues to make the same false claims about a stolen election with which he has misled millions of Americans. These are the same claims he knows provoked violence in the past. He has recently suggested that he wants to debate members of this committee,” Cheney said.
“This committee's investigation into the violent assault on our Capitol on January 6 is not a game. When this committee convenes hearings, witnesses will be called to testify under oath. Any communications Mr. Trump has with this committee will be under oath. And if he persists in lying then he will be accountable under the laws of this great nation and subject to criminal penalties for every false word he speaks.”
Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) has previously said “no one is off limits” when asked if the committee may eventually subpoena Trump.
Cheney’s comments came at a business meeting where the panel forwarded its second referral for criminal contempt to the full House, in this case for Jeffrey Clark, a former DOJ official who was central to Trump’s efforts to pressure the department to act on his baseless claims of voter fraud.
If Trump, like Clark, failed to appear before the committee following a subpoena, a contempt report would detail all the exchanges between him and his attorneys and committee staff. If he appeared, he could face charges if he lied to congressional investigators. It’s the same charge his confidant Roger Stone, now also subpoenaed by the committee, faced before being pardoned by Trump.
“Who’s that woman sitting in the courtroom beside President Trump? Why, that’s Mary Cheney, Liz Cheney’s younger sister. Apparently The Donald just invited her to attend as his guest.”
They were not falsehoods. The American People, if they still are any such animal, just did not have the guts to defend the Constitution when it mattered. They foolishly thought and still think that they will get out of this mess by voting. It is not going to happen.
Their goal is to impeach again, and disqualify him from running.
Mark my words.
It’s quite possible Trump can delay the Jan 6th witch hunt until after the mid terms. Then this Pelosi Shiff show will be terminated with prejudice.
It’s quite possible Trump can delay the Jan 6th witch hunt until after the mid terms. Then this Pelosi Shiff show will be terminated with prejudice.
Tell her to STFU!
In 13 months, Liz , you’ll be a former and the committee will no longer exist.
Please fart loudly and die from the strain, Liz.
All this idiot Chaney cares about is rewriting history so her smooth talking dad won’t be considered a war monger who got hundreds of thousands of people killed. It’s too late. We already know what the Bushes did with the help if liz’ daddy, Dick. And God knows too. You can’t rewrite the truth.
You’re missing the point, (made clear by Thompson on CNN concerning Meadows offering to appear and claim the fifth), they want them to claim the 5th so that they can then say “nobody that is innocent claims the 5th”. That will be the leading talking point 24/7 after they take the 5th.
And the leftist/commie/fascist/socialist/anarchist demonKKKrats would shun him, big time.
Man, one more whole year of this bitch. Damn.
If Liz had any integrity, she would have demanded Rep. Jim Jordon serve on the committee. Now, the committee is totally partisan against Pres. Trump.
House committee mum on cop that murdered unarmed woman but fake up on Trump.
LOL! "Hold there wench - I just want to axe you a question. Oh...the blissful peace of quiet and one less knife at my back."
Sometimes our lofty sense of civilized behavior is more curse than advancement. Too many traitors free without fear of consequences when they should at least be dancing on air.
The vast evidence of the stolen election puts the burden of proof on those claiming it wasn't.
Good point. These traitors definitely need to fear the consequences of their actions.
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