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January 6th staff frustrated by Liz Cheney’s fixation on Donald Trump
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January 6th staff frustrated by Liz Cheney’s fixation on Donald Trump
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Friction within the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol has spilled out into The Washington Post.
“Now, less than six weeks before the conclusion of the committee’s work, Cheney’s influence over the committee’s final report has rankled many current and former committee staff,” the newspaper reported. “They are angered and disillusioned by Cheney’s push to focus the report primarily on former president Donald Trump, and have bristled at the committee morphing into what they have come to view as the vehicle for the outgoing Wyoming lawmaker’s political future.”
In August, Cheney lost re-nomination during the GOP primary for Wyoming’s lone seat in Congress, which was once held by her father.
“Fifteen former and current staffers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, expressed concerns that important findings unrelated to Trump will not become available to the American public,” the newspaper reported. “The feuding brings to the fore a level of public acrimony within the Jan. 6 committee that previously had largely played out behind the scenes, as public attention was focused on a series of blockbuster public hearings focused on Trump’s role fomenting the attack.”
The select committee’s investigations into law enforcement failures, insurrection financing, and militia groups are expected to take a back seat to a focus on Trump.
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