Liz Cheney’s Ex-Peers Demand DOJ Pursue Criminal Prosecution Against Her [WATCH]

A Republican-led U.S. House subcommittee has issued a report recommending that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney be investigated for criminal violations, including witness tampering and suborning perjury, during her tenure as vice chair of the January 6th Select Committee.

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The report, released by Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), chair of the House Administration Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight, accuses Cheney of improper and illegal conduct during the investigation into the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Loudermilk’s findings were detailed in a report obtained by The Center Square.

“Based on the evidence obtained by this Subcommittee, numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, the former Vice Chair of the January 6 Select Committee, and these violations should be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” the report states.

The report specifically accuses Cheney of tampering with witness Cassidy Hutchinson, a key figure who testified before the January 6 Committee.

According to the findings, Cheney allegedly communicated with Hutchinson without her attorney’s knowledge, a move the report calls “improper” and a likely violation of 18 U.S.C. 1512, which prohibits witness tampering.

“This secret communication with a witness is improper and likely violates 18 U.S.C. 1512. Such action is outside the due functioning of the legislative process and therefore not protected by the Speech and Debate clause,” the report claims.

The subcommittee further alleges that Cheney may have played a role in encouraging Hutchinson to commit perjury during her testimony before the January 6 Committee.

The report references 18 U.S.C. 1622, which prohibits procuring another person to commit perjury.

“Based on the evidence obtained by this Subcommittee, Hutchinson committed perjury when she lied under oath to the Select Committee,” the report continues.

It also highlights the FBI’s involvement in Hutchinson’s testimony, noting that the subcommittee requested the FBI’s official report, known as a 302 document, but the agency has refused to release it.

“The FBI must immediately review the testimony given by Hutchinson in this interview to determine if she also lied in her FBI interview, and, if so, the role former Representative Cheney played in instigating Hutchinson to radically change her testimony,” Loudermilk wrote.

The House subcommittee’s findings add to growing questions about the conduct and transparency of the January 6 Committee, which faced criticism for allegedly failing to preserve records of its proceedings after Republicans assumed control of the House in January 2023.

Veteran journalist John Solomon, speaking on Real America’s Voice, described the report’s recommendations as formal and significant. “The report also says that Jack Smith colluded with the January 6th committee but that some of the evidence has not yet been turned over to Congress,” Solomon said.

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The allegations come amid a renewed focus on the January 6 investigation and its key players.

President-elect Donald Trump has previously called for members of the January 6 Committee, including Cheney, to face prosecution for their roles in the investigation.

Meanwhile, some allies of President Joe Biden, including Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), have reportedly urged Biden to preemptively pardon Cheney and other committee members who may face legal consequences after Trump assumes office on January 20, 2025.

Liz Cheney, a former Republican representative from Wyoming and vocal critic of Trump, has not yet issued a public response to the report’s findings.

The accusations mark a significant turn for Cheney, who saw her political career come to an end after her opposition to Trump and subsequent loss in Wyoming’s 2022 Republican primary.

As the investigation develops, Cheney’s legal and political future remains uncertain, while the House subcommittee’s findings are expected to fuel ongoing scrutiny of the January 6 Committee’s actions and recordkeeping.

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Read the full press release from the Committee on House Administration

Today, Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released an interim report on his findings on the events surrounding January 6, 2021, as well as his investigation into the politicization of the January 6th Select Committee. This report outlines criminal recommendations against former Representative Liz Cheney.

TOP FINDINGS:

1. Former Representative Liz Cheney colluded with “star witness” Cassidy Hutchinson without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge.

2. Former Representative Liz Cheney should be investigated for potential criminal witness tampering based on the new information about her communication.

3. Cassidy Hutchinson’s most outrageous claims lacked any evidence, and the Select Committee had knowledge that her claims were false when they publicly promoted her.

• President Trump did not attack his Secret Service Detail at any time on January 6.
• President Trump did not have intelligence indicating violence on the morning of January 6.
• Cassidy Hutchinson falsely claimed to have drafted a handwritten note for President Trump on January 6.
• Representative Cheney and Cassidy Hutchinson baselessly attempted to disbar Hutchinson’s former attorney.

4. Former Representative Liz Cheney used the January 6 Select Committee as a tool to attack President Trump, at the cost of investigative integrity and Capitol security.

5. The January 6 Select Committee was improperly constituted and lacked authority.

6. The January 6 Select Committee neglected or withheld evidence from its Final Report and deleted voluminous records it should have preserved.

7. The Department of Defense scapegoated the Washington D.C. National Guard to distract blame from senior leadership.

• Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller dismissed President Trump’s order prior to January 6 to use “any and all” military assets to keep the demonstrations safe.
• Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy intentionally delayed the D.C. National Guard’s response to the Capitol on January 6, despite authorization.
• The Department of Defense Inspector General published a flawed report containing fabrications and ignored relevant information.
• The Department of Defense and the Department of Defense Inspector General knowingly and inaccurately placed blame on D.C. National Guard leadership for the delayed response on January 6.
• The Department of Defense Inspector General was not responsive to the Subcommittee’s requests and even obstructed the Subcommittee’s investigation.
• The Subcommittee detected an inappropriately close relationship between the Department of Defense and its watchdog Inspector General.

8. The FBI and Capitol Police both failed to investigate the individuals responsible for building fake gallows on Capitol grounds on January 6.

9. The Subcommittee published more than 44,000 hours of CCTV footage from the Capitol.

10. The Subcommittee conducted an extensive review of the investigation into the two pipe bombs on January 5 and 6, and that report is set to be released within the next few days.

This interim report reveals that there was not just one single cause for what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6; but it was a series of intelligence, security, and leadership failures at several levels and numerous entities.

Over the course of the 118th Congress, this Subcommittee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses, scoured over millions of pages of documents, analyzed thousands of hours of surveillance videos, listened to hundreds of hours of radio communications, and conducted hearings.

Chairman Loudermilk released his first January 6, 2021 report, “Initial Findings Report” on March 11, 2024 which focused on identifying and reviewing the numerous security failures on and leading up to, January 6, 2021, and reviewed the creation, operation, and claims made by Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Select Committee to investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

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