In censure of Cheney and Kinzinger, GOP frames Jan. 6 riot as 'legitimate political discourse'
“I’m a constitutional conservative and I do not recognize those in my party who have abandoned the Constitution to embrace Donald Trump. History will be their judge. I will never stop fighting for our constitutional republic. No matter what.”
Upon learning of the wording used in the censure resolution, she then posted a response on Twitter.
This was January 6th.
This is not “legitimate political discourse.” pic.twitter.com/lKgbVyVcJr
— Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) February 4, 2022
In all, just 17 Republican lawmakers voted in 2021 to impeach or convict Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 attack. Democrats, along with Cheney and Kinzinger, are continuing to investigate how far the plan to overturn the 2020 election extended.
Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger listen during a House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack.
Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger at a House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters)
In theory, the committee's work could lead it to file a criminal referral for Trump to the Department of Justice, but even primetime hearings detailing Trump's efforts to keep Biden from becoming president could offer a serious impediment should Trump decide to seek reelection in 2024.
For Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who twice voted to impeach Trump, the censure of Cheney and Kinzinger is an ominous sign for the party he represented as its presidential nominee in 2012. Romney's niece Ronna Romney McDaniel is the current chairwoman of the GOP and a staunch Trump ally.
Shame falls on a party that would censure persons of conscience, who seek truth in the face of vitriol. Honor attaches to Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for seeking truth even when doing so comes at great personal cost.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) February 4, 2022
Most Republican lawmakers remained silent in the immediate aftermath of the resolution, although Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., also criticized the RNC's decision. Cassidy and Romney are two of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict Trump after the Capitol riot.
The RNC is censuring Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger because they are trying to find out what happened on January 6th - HUH?
— U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) February 4, 2022
A Tesla driver was arrested and jailed after a crossing guard accused him of striking her - only for doorbell cam footage to clear his name.
Joe Hernandez, 32, was accused by an Anne Arundel County Police crossing guard of 'intentionally striking her leg (and) causing a minor injury' on September 9.
But footage shot from a nearby home, finally shows that he did no such thing - and that the unnamed crossing guard actually backed into his car, without sustaining any sort of injury.
A nearby police officer put Hernandez in handcuffs in front of his girlfriend and her child and took him, unfairly, to jail, where he spent the night.
He was charged with failure to render aid to an injured person, reckless driving, and negligent driving as well as second-degree assault.
Hernandez's lawyer James E Keatts said that Hernandez was 'arrested, held without bail by the commissioner, forced to spend time in jail, and had his reputation permanently tarnished all for fraudulent accusations.
He also added: These charges should have been dismissed days ago'.
But the female crossing guard - who originally told cops the 'impatient' driver in a blue Tesla drove the car into her - lied. In a neighbor's security camera footage of that moment, which was taken in a suburb south of Baltimore called Glen Burnie, Hernandez didn't hit her at all.
The video taken at 8.45am shows Hernandez pull up to the crosswalk. After stopping so the crossing guard could let three kids on their way to school cross the street she appears to back into the Tesla while motioning for the students to walk
Hernandez inches the car backwards and it seems like he says something to the crossing guard, although there is no audio in the video.
The woman then stops directing traffic and just stands in front of Hernandez's car, and appears to make gentle contact with its fender.
When the crossing guard refuses to move despite the fact that there are no cars passing in the other direction, Hernandez drives around her and she was completely unharmed.
The unidentified crossing guard mentioned a News channel about the incident: 'Everything speaks for itself. I know what took place
