News

Cheney Says Justice Department Should Decide Whether To Charge Trump For Capitol Insurrection

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) said the Justice Department should be the ones to decide on whether or not to charge the former president with any crimes related to the January 6 Capitol attack.

“That’s a decision that the Justice Department is going to have to make,” Cheney said when speaking to reporters at the House Republican retreat on Monday.

Cheney was one of the 10 House Republicans to vote in favor of impeaching former President Donald Trump in January, claiming at the time that he “summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack.”

Three months later, Cheney stands by her statement. She also said it was “really important” for Congress to have a bipartisan commission to investigate and provide a full accounting of the riot.

Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!

A week of political news in your in-box.
We find the news you need to know, so you don't have to.

“I think that what happened on January 6 is unprecedented in our history, and I think that it’s very important that the commission be able to focus on that,” Cheney said Monday.

“I am very concerned, as all my colleagues are, about the violence that we saw, the BLM, the Antifa violence last summer. I think that’s a different set of issues, a different set of problems, and a different set of solutions.”

Taylor Masi

Share
Published by
Taylor Masi

Recent Posts

Texas Failed To Spend $225M In Federal Disaster Funds Provided By Biden Administration Before Deadly Flash Floods

According to state records, Texas has failed to spend nearly $225 million in federal disaster…

8 hours ago

Trump Envoy Richard Grenell Says ‘Normal Gays’ Voted For Trump, Gay Pride Parades Are ‘Too Sexual’

Richard Grenell, a special presidential envoy and president of the Kennedy Center, has been vocal…

8 hours ago

Right-Wing Podcaster Nick Fuentes Calls Out Trump Over Epstein: ‘This Entire Thing Has Been A Scam’

After President Donald Trump berated his supporters on social media over their ongoing interest in…

10 hours ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Fires 2 Top Aides At Department Of Health & Human Services Amid Growing Internal Dissatisfaction

Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired his top two…

14 hours ago

After Wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Files For Divorce On ‘Biblical Grounds,’ Control Of U.S. Senate May Be At Stake

Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-Texas), the wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, said…

16 hours ago

Trump’s Swollen Legs & Bruised Hands Diagnosed By White House Doctor

President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after persistent questions about his…

1 day ago