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House GOP Urges FBI to Investigate Liz Cheney for Alleged Witness Tampering with Cassidy Hutchinson

Dec 17, 2024, 06:29 PM

The House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, led by Chairman Barry Loudermilk, has released a report recommending that the FBI investigate former Representative Liz Cheney for potential criminal witness tampering related to her role on the January 6 House Select Committee. The report alleges that Cheney secretly communicated with Cassidy Hutchinson, a key witness, without Hutchinson's attorney present, suggesting that Cheney may have influenced Hutchinson's testimony. The subcommittee's findings also criticize the January 6 Committee for allegedly withholding or destroying evidence. Cheney has responded to these allegations, defending the committee's work and accusing the report of fabricating lies and defamatory allegations to cover up former President Donald Trump's involvement in the events of January 6, 2021. Hutchinson's testimony, which included claims about Trump's actions on that day, has been a focal point of the controversy.