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Rep. Cheney blasts Trump's actions on Jan. 6 as an 'utter moral failure' | Jan. 6 final meeting
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December 19, 2022
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2:23Now PlayingRep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., spoke on Dec. 19 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its final findings to the public.
She blasted former President Donald Trump’s actions in office on the day of the Jan. 6 attack. Cheney referenced testimony from Trump administration officials collected by the committee that said the former president watched the riot on television from inside the White House without calling on his supporters to stop.
“This was an utter moral failure and a clear dereliction of duty,” she said. “No man who would behave that way at that moment in time can ever serve in any position of authority in our nation again. He is unfit for any office.”
Cheney said Jan. 6 was the first time an American president “refused his constitutional duty” to transfer power peacefully.
“The committee recognizes that our work has only begun,” she said. “It's only the initial step in addressing President Trump's effort to remain in office illegally.”
The Jan. 6 committee will release its full report later this week as the panel wraps up its work.
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