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House GOP Calls for FBI Probe into Liz Cheney for Alleged Witness Tampering in January 6 Investigation

Dec 17, 2024, 06:42 PM

House Republicans have accused former Representative Liz Cheney of witness tampering during the investigation into the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The House Administration Oversight Subcommittee, led by Chairman Barry Loudermilk, released an interim report recommending that the FBI investigate Cheney for her alleged secret communications with Cassidy Hutchinson, a key witness in the January 6 inquiry. The report claims that Cheney's actions may have violated federal laws against witness tampering and procuring false testimony. Cheney has responded strongly, denouncing the report as an attempt to cover up former President Donald Trump's actions and asserting that the January 6 Committee's findings were based on extensive evidence and testimony from numerous Republican witnesses.