Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have condemned the Republican National Committee’s vote to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois for their work on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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- Democrats and Republicans alike are speaking out to condemn the RNC’s vote to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois for their participation with the House’s Jan. 6 panel
- “Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger crossed a line,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement. “They chose to join Nancy Pelosi in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse that had nothing to do with violence at the Capitol”
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the RNC “crossed a line” with their censure vote; Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of the few Republicans who voted to convict former President Trump for his role in the riot, said that the censure vote was “absolutely wrong”
- A group of 140 former Republican officials and leaders, including former White House communications directors Alyssa Farah and Anthony Scaramucci, former RNC chair Michael Steele and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, issued a statement condemning the RNC’s censure measure
The measure was adopted last week by voice vote at an annual meeting of the RNC.
“Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger crossed a line,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement. “They chose to join Nancy Pelosi in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse that had nothing to do with violence at the Capitol.”
The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — by a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump attempting to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s win — saw five people killed, including a police officer.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the RNC “crossed a line” with their…
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