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Cheney defends Jan. 6 panel participation despite committee loss threat

By Kerry Picket
Published July 1, 2021 6:27pm ET
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Cheney defends Jan. 6 panel participation despite committee loss threat
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 […]

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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