Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney defended her acceptance of a position on the Jan. 6 special committee despite the risk of being tossed off her Republican committee assignments.
Cheney, a top GOP detractor of former President Donald Trump, is the only Republican member among the nine-member panel to be appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, Thursday to investigate the events of Jan. 6 on the Capitol this year.
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That day, Trump supporters breached the Capitol to protest the certification of the presidential election results. Cheney was among 10 Republicans who voted to impeach the former Republican president over instigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
However, the Wyoming Republican later lost her leadership post as conference chairwoman as the rift between her, the GOP leadership team, and the rank-and-file membership grew wider.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested Cheney lose her committee assignments by accepting Pelosi’s appointment to the special committee.
“I don’t know in history where someone would go get their committee assignments from the speaker and expect them to have them from the conference as well,” McCarthy said.
However, Cheney appeared unfazed by the California Republican’s remarks.
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“Listen, I think it’s clear to all the people on this committee that our Constitution, our duty, our dedication to the rule of law, and the peaceful transfer of power has to come above any concern about partisanship or politics,” she told reporters, later saying McCarthy had not spoken to her about losing any committee assignments.
She added, “I think that that’s crucially important. I’m honored to be on this committee. We have an obligation to have a thorough, sober investigation of what happened on Jan. 6 and the attack on the Capitol on that day.”
