Liz Cheney calls out Kevin McCarthy in Bannon contempt hearing

Published October 20, 2021 5:30pm ET



Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday called out her onetime House Republican leadership colleague Kevin McCarthy for “attempting to block” the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The select committee voted unanimously on Tuesday evening to hold Steve Bannon, who was an adviser to former President Donald Trump, in criminal contempt of Congress after he refused to comply with their subpoena. The House Rules Committee took up that recommendation on Wednesday before it comes up for a full House vote on Thursday.

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