A new report from House GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk found that former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney broke "numerous federal laws" while serving as vice chair of the January 6 Select Committee, CNN reported. Trump said Cheney "could be in a lot of trouble" based on this report.
House Republicans are urging the FBI to investigate Cheney for infractions, including witness tampering in the investigation the Jan. 6, 2021, incident at the Capitol. Trump shared the information on his Truth Social Tuesday morning.
"Liz Cheney could be in a lot of trouble based on the evidence obtained by the subcommittee, which states that 'numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, and these violations should be investigated by the FBI,'" Trump wrote. He thanked Loudermilk and Newsmax's Greg Kelly for their digging.
According to Fox News, the report found that Cheney engaged in "potential criminal witness tampering" with Trump's former White House aide, Cassidy Hutchinson. She was the "star witness" for the prosecution who claimed Trump had tried to overpower a Secret Service vehicle to head to the Capitol during the unrest.
Her laughable assertions became the center of the committee's case against Trump. However, Loudermilk found that Cheney was instrumental in convincing Hutchison to fire her counsel and go with "the attorneys Representative Cheney suggested," the report noted.
Hutchinson then "sat for her fourth transcribed interview with the Select Committee under unusual circumstances" not afforded to other witnesses. "It consisted of only four people: Representative Cheney, one attorney from the Select Committee, Hutchinson, and Hutchinson’s new counsel," Loudermilk's report said.
"Additionally, instead of the Select Committee conducting the interview in a conference room or virtually, Representative Cheney used her private hideaway inside of the United States Capitol Building," the report added. Hutchinson's testimony also received unusual gravitas from Cheney.
"Hutchinson is mentioned by name in the Select Committee’s Final Report no fewer than 185 times. Inexplicably, the Select Committee discredited the multitude of legitimate witnesses who, under oath, repeatedly refuted Hutchinson’s testimony. These legitimate witnesses include senior government officials and federal agents," Loudermilk's report said.
Even in light of these accusations about Cheney, CNN still spun its coverage to focus on whether Trump's Justice Department will go after his enemies. The news outlet made a big deal about Trump's surrogates pursuing "retribution" even if the president-elect doesn't direct them to it.
However, the accusations are compelling and seem to check out. Former Republican National Committee Chair Lara Trump, who is also Trump's daughter, indicated that investigations are coming because of this report.
"These people ought to be ashamed of themselves. I know they aren’t, so we’ll go ahead and shame them," Lara Trump said.
"Wait until Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard get in there," Lara Trump said of Donald Trump's pick for FBI head and director of national intelligence, respectively. Considering what the Loudermilk report already found, investigating Cheney's conduct is warranted.
Donald Trump is cheering the opportunity to finally expose his political enemies for what they are. Everything done in darkness will finally come to light whether they like it or not.