Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) warned at the start of Tuesday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing that a “cancer” will remain in America unless everyone involved in the planning of the Capitol attack is called to testify and held accountable.
If they don’t cooperate, the committee should “promptly” subpoena them, she said.
The opening statement from Cheney, one of two Republicans picked by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to serve on the special panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot, was aimed at pro-Trump mob that invaded the Capitol that day but also Trump allies like Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who spoke to Trump as the siege was underway and have defended the former president’s actions egging on his supporters.
“The American people deserve the full and open testimony of every person with knowledge of the planning and preparation for January 6th. … We must also know what happened every minute of that day in the White House — every phone call, every conversation, every meeting leading up to, during and after the attack. Honorable men and women have an obligation to step forward,” Cheney said in her statement.
“If those responsible are not held accountable, and if Congress does not act responsibly, this will remain a cancer on our constitutional Republic, undermining the peaceful transfer of power at the heart of our democratic system.
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Cheney says full Jan. 6 probe needed to remove "cancer" from republic https://t.co/Ckk847aleN pic.twitter.com/dDKUD01chi
— The Hill (@thehill) July 27, 2021
Rep. Liz Cheney: "We must know what happened here at the Capitol. We must also know what happened every minute of that day in the White House, every phone call, every conversation, every meeting." https://t.co/OWw9wugsRg pic.twitter.com/2C0dzfy3tp
— The Hill (@thehill) July 27, 2021
You can also read Rep. Liz Cheney's opening statement here: https://t.co/IMIibKC4nf
— POLITICO (@politico) July 27, 2021
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