WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) listens to House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) during a news conference following a caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center February 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. McCarthy said that he supports the framework of a bipartisan spending deal that would avert another partial federal government shutdown but is waiting to read the bill before deciding on whether he would vote for it. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) spent $58,000 in the first three months of this year on private security. After publicly announcing her support for former President Donald Trump‘s impeachment, Cheney received numerous death threats and was shortly thereafter removed from her leadership role in the GOP and the House.
Capitol Police officers were assigned for Cheney’s special protection during her time in Washington D.C., which is abnormal for the position in Congress she held at the time. The congresswoman has also had a minimal number of public appearances.
Cheney has made her position about Trump clear in numerous interviews and public statements. “I will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law, and joins the former president’s crusade to undermine our democracy,” she tweeted. Cheney’s father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, expressed his concerns to his daughter prior to the January 6 riot.
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Cheney recently retweeted Rep. Peter Meijer‘s (R-Michigan) tweet: “Not peaceful. Not “let in by police.” Not Antifa. Not FBI. (Can’t believe I have to say that.)”
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