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'Way off base': Ex-prosecutor stunned by GOP report that 'crosses the line'

A former federal prosecutor poured cold water on House Republicans’ claims that former Rep. Liz Cheney broke the law for her work on the Jan. 6 committee – and suggested that a GOP report released this week “crosses the line.” “There is nothing there,” Elie Honig explained during an appearance on CNN’s “NewsNight” when asked if Republicans made a case …

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4 days, 20 hours ago

As Trump makes fresh threats against Liz Cheney, Republican senators look the other way

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House Republicans wasted little time following President-elect Trump’s orders to …

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'Banana Republic stuff': CNN's Acosta battles GOP lawmaker over Trump revenge threats

Raw Story

Moments after Rep. Tim Burchett went on a rant complaining about the release of what is reported to be a highly damaging House Ethics Committee report on ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, he butted heads with CNN host Jim Acosta about Donald Trump wanting to have ex-Rep. Liz Cheney investigated. Speaking about a Truth Social post Trump wrote in the middle of …

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‘Isn’t this banana republic stuff?!’ CNN anchor presses MAGA lawmaker on GOP’s Liz Cheney investigation

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy CNN anchor Jim Acosta confronted Rep. Tim Burchett on Wednesday …

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'Betrayal to the American people': Democratic strategist confronts ex-Trump adviser on CNN

Raw Story

A Democratic strategist called out a Donald Trump ally's defense of his call to prosecute Liz Cheney over her role in the Jan. 6 investigation. The former president called for her prosecution in a Truth Social post that cited a report issued by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, who alleged that Cheney may have broken "numerous federal laws" through her contacts with …

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'In need of a foil': Trump said to have chosen Republican 'sparring partner' for next term

Raw Story

Donald Trump threatened criminal prosecution against Liz Cheney for alleged wrongdoing in the congressional investigation into his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, and CNN analysts tried to parse his rationale. The president-elect cited findings by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, who issued a report Monday alleging that Cheney may have broken "numerous federal laws," including witness tampering, and journalist Michael Warren …

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5 days, 7 hours ago

'In a lot of trouble': Trump lashes out at Liz Cheney in middle-of-the-night attack

Raw Story

In the very early hours of Wednesday, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform, attacking ex-Rep. Liz Cheney and doubling down on his threat to see her prosecuted for opposing him. On Tuesday the former GOP House member pushed back at a report released by MAGA Rep. Barry Loudermilk defending the president-elect over his part in the Jan. 6 …

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Republicans come for Liz Cheney: Trump's allies in Congress set the stage for political prosecutions

Salon

That the incoming Trump administration will go after its political enemies, using all levers of state power to intimidate and persecute those who previously sought to hold the president-elect accountable, can no longer be portrayed as hysterical speculation, nor as something that would surely be opposed by cooler heads in a Republican-led Congress. “Numerous federal laws were likely broken by …

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After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Wrapping up their own investigation on the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded it’s former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted for probing what happened when then-President Donald Trump sent his mob of supporters as Congress was certifying the 2020 election. House Administration Committee Chairman Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., wrote, “Until we hold accountable …

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GOP House subcommittee wants Liz Cheney investigated for ‘witness tampering’

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Evidence uncovered by the Subcommittee revealed that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney tampered with at …

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On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump: Does he hew to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flex the powers of the presidency in untested ways? Clyburn said he told Biden’s team, only half jokingly, that because the Supreme …

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Biden aides mulling preemptive pardons for Dr. Fauci, Liz Cheney and host of Trump critics in his line of fire

Daily Mail

Aides of President Joe Biden are debating whether the outgoing Democratic president should issue preemptive pardons for figures President-elect Donald Trump has named as his political enemies. Politico reported Wednesday that among those being discussed for blanket pardons are former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, Sen.-elect Adam Schiff and Dr. Anthony Fauci. Aides of President Joe Biden are discussing whether he …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump says Dems made a ‘big mistake’ by involving 2 ‘losers’ in their campaign, ‘It is always a bad idea to…’

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump has said that the Democrats made a mistake by getting Liz Cheney and her father involved in their campaign. Donald Trump says Dems made a ‘big mistake’ by involving 2 ‘losers’ in their campaign Trump wrote, “The Democrats made a BIG mistake in getting Crazy Liz Chaney, and her father, Dick, involved in their campaign for President. It …

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Did Democrats take Latinos and Muslim voters for granted? What US election results say

Firstpost

US Vice President Kamala Harris’s devastating loss against President-elect Donald Trump was fueled by resentment and feelings of betrayal the Latinos and Muslim/Arab voters received from the Democratic Party. On Tuesday, November 5, the Democrats received a major setback after the party’s presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris lost the highly anticipated US presidential election to the Republican Party’s pick …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Will Donald Trump seek revenge against his critics? From Kamala Harris to Zuckerberg, a look at his ‘enemy list’

Firstpost

Donald Trump has spoken about the ‘enemy within’; he has hinted a prosecuting US President Joe Biden, ‘impeaching’ Vice President Kamala Harris and putting others in jail. In a speech last year, Trump said, “I will appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America, Joe Biden, and …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Trump’s disgraceful, violent rhetoric against Liz Cheney

LA Times

Then-Rep. Liz Cheney speaks on the night she lost the Republican House primary in Jackson, Wyo., on Aug. 16, 2022. To the editor: So, former President Trump suggested that former Rep. Liz Cheney should face multiple guns aimed at her face? To the editor: For those who agree with the phrasing used by Trump in his criticism of Cheney due …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

In a close Michigan Senate race, candidates campaign in each other's strongholds

NPR

In a close Michigan Senate race, candidates campaign in each other's strongholds The U.S. Senate race is Michigan is close, and both the Democratic and Republican candidates are searching for votes in unlikely places. DON GONYEA, BYLINE: Democrat Elissa Slotkin was in west Michigan in Grand Rapids Monday, a longtime GOP stronghold where Democrats have found success in recent elections, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump suggests Republican critic Liz Cheney wouldn't be a 'war hawk' if she had guns 'trained on her face'

ABC

Donald Trump suggested that former GOP congresswoman Liz Cheney would not be a "radical war hawk" if she had guns "trained on her face," as the Republican nominee's rhetoric draws increasing criticisms ahead of Tuesday's presidential election. Speaking on CNN, Tom Corbett, a former Republican governor in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, also denounced Trump's comments about Ms Cheney, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Not a hoax!' Jake Tapper fires back at GOP senator declaring Trump clip 'a distortion'

Raw Story

A GOP senator’s characterization of a clip of Donald Trump spewing violent language about former Rep. Liz Cheney as a “distortion” and “pre-Election Day hoax” didn’t pass muster for CNN anchor Jake Tapper, who immediately pushed back. The tense exchange unfolded during an appearance by Sen. Bill Hagerty on Tapper’s show “The Lead” after a clip was played of Trump …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Trump official dogpiled for defending Trump's 'nine barrels' remark toward Liz Cheney

Raw Story

Former Trump administration official Matt Mowers tried to defend former President Donald Trump's remarks that former Rep. Liz Cheney, one of the most prominent conservatives to back Vice President Kamala Harris, should be put "with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her," arguing he was just criticizing Cheney for not willing to be in the infantry of …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'All I'm saying': Trump tries to dig himself out of Liz Cheney violence scandal

Raw Story

It has been less than 24 hours since Donald Trump uttered a violent fantasy that former Rep. Liz Cheney should experience "nine guns are trained on her face" in a war zone. Trump said on the platform that his intention was to highlight the fact that Cheney is a "war hawk" — a name Cheney's father, former Vice President Dick …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'It's outrageous': Exasperated CNN anchor shuts down Republican defending Trump rant

Raw Story

Donald Trump musing that former Rep. Liz Cheney should face "nine barrels" — and a Republican lawmaker's refusal to condemn the violent remark — shocked a CNN anchor Friday morning. Host Jim Acosta battled it out with Rep. Tim Burchett over Trump's comment and the Tennessee Republican's refusal to disavow violent rhetoric that Acosta argued was a clear reference to …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘How dictators destroy free nations’: Trump slammed for latest violent threat

Raw Story

In an escalation of his violent threats, Donald Trump has now suggested a top critic from his own party, Republican former U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney, faces a gun. "She's a radical war hawk," Trump continued, speaking on stage in Arizona with far-right podcaster Tucker Carlson, who labeled Cheney "repulsive." CNN anchor Kasie Hunt Friday morning noted that "violent rhetoric is …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a 'war hawk' if she had guns pointed at her

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'Way off base': Ex-prosecutor stunned by GOP report that 'crosses the line'

As Trump makes fresh threats against Liz Cheney, Republican senators look the other way

'Banana Republic stuff': CNN's Acosta battles GOP lawmaker over Trump revenge threats

‘Isn’t this banana republic stuff?!’ CNN anchor presses MAGA lawmaker on GOP’s Liz Cheney investigation

'Betrayal to the American people': Democratic strategist confronts ex-Trump adviser on CNN

'In need of a foil': Trump said to have chosen Republican 'sparring partner' for next term

'In a lot of trouble': Trump lashes out at Liz Cheney in middle-of-the-night attack

Republicans come for Liz Cheney: Trump's allies in Congress set the stage for political prosecutions

After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney

GOP House subcommittee wants Liz Cheney investigated for ‘witness tampering’

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

Biden aides mulling preemptive pardons for Dr. Fauci, Liz Cheney and host of Trump critics in his line of fire

Donald Trump says Dems made a ‘big mistake’ by involving 2 ‘losers’ in their campaign, ‘It is always a bad idea to…’

Did Democrats take Latinos and Muslim voters for granted? What US election results say

Will Donald Trump seek revenge against his critics? From Kamala Harris to Zuckerberg, a look at his ‘enemy list’

Letters to the Editor: Trump’s disgraceful, violent rhetoric against Liz Cheney

In a close Michigan Senate race, candidates campaign in each other's strongholds

Donald Trump suggests Republican critic Liz Cheney wouldn't be a 'war hawk' if she had guns 'trained on her face'

'Not a hoax!' Jake Tapper fires back at GOP senator declaring Trump clip 'a distortion'

Ex-Trump official dogpiled for defending Trump's 'nine barrels' remark toward Liz Cheney

'All I'm saying': Trump tries to dig himself out of Liz Cheney violence scandal

'It's outrageous': Exasperated CNN anchor shuts down Republican defending Trump rant

‘How dictators destroy free nations’: Trump slammed for latest violent threat

Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a 'war hawk' if she had guns pointed at her