Burning down dozens of cities over the past years including DC, which was burned 3 times during Trump's presidency including during his inauguration, and storming the Capitol for weeks during the Kavanaugh hearing, and all the other incidences of storming government buildings, was 'legitimate' - Upgoat

Burning down dozens of cities over the past years including DC, which was burned 3 times during Trump's presidency including during his inauguration, and storming the Capitol for weeks during the Kavanaugh hearing, and all the other incidences of storming government buildings, was 'legitimate'
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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

Read the full censure resolution below:

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[ - ] deleted 2 points 2.3 yearsFeb 5, 2022 12:14:06 ago (+2/-0)

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[ - ] Steelerfish 0 points 2.3 yearsFeb 5, 2022 23:06:30 ago (+0/-0)

The Dems did/will do the same thing to Sinema and Manchin…

It’s so fucking tiresome.

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