{"id":52336,"date":"2022-03-20T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T18:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52336"},"modified":"2022-03-20T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T18:09:47","slug":"liz-cheney-the-supreme-dereliction-of-duty-by-trump-could-warrant-criminal-referral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=52336","title":{"rendered":"Liz Cheney: The ‘Supreme Dereliction of Duty’ By Trump Could Warrant Criminal Referral"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the ongoing horrors of the Russian genocide on Ukraine, it’s easy to forget the domestic horrors that are still percolating here at home. Although it’s been more than a year since Donald Trump incited deadly riots in Washington, D.C., the need for accountability has never diminished. Indeed, recent polls show – and Trump bizarrely brags<\/a><\/strong> – that 67% of Americans say that Trump is responsible for the violent January 6th insurrection.<\/p>\n

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The House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection is continuing its exhaustive process of acquiring testimony and documentation of the crimes of Trump and others in his conspiratorial cabal. And Attorney General Merrick Garland said earlier this month that the Justice Department’s investigation won’t end until everyone is held accountable<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

“Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that when it comes to politically sensitive investigations, the Justice Department does ‘not shy away from cases that are controversial or sensitive or political. To do that would undermine an element of the rule of law, which is that we treat like cases alike without regard to the subject matter,’ Garland told reporters in response to a question about the January 6 investigation.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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So while it appears that the probe is dragging on interminably, there are also signs that the wheels of justice are turning and that the perpetrators will face consequences. That prospect was addressed during an interview with a Republican Committee member , Liz Cheney, on Meet the Press:<\/p>\n

Chuck Todd:<\/strong> Should we expect criminal referrals on this? And should we expect something – how much new do you think the public will learn that will actually change the way they thought about January 6th?<\/p>\n

Cheney:<\/strong> I think certainly our first priority is to make recommendations. And we see things like do we need enhanced criminal penalties for the kind of supreme dereliction of duty that you saw with president Trump when he refused to tell the mob to go home after he had provoked that attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n

So there will be legislative recommendations and there certainly will be information. And I can tell you I have not learned a single thing since I have been on this committee that has made me less concerned or less worried about the gravity of the situation and the actions that president Trump took and also refused to take while the attack was underway.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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WATCH on #MTP<\/a>: @RepLizCheney<\/a> promises Jan. 6 committee will reveal "new information."<\/p>\n

"I have not learned a single thing since I have been on this committee that has made me less … worried about the gravity of the situation & the actions that Pres. Trump took." pic.twitter.com\/wNq8CURWME<\/a><\/p>\n

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n