U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday passed a resolution rebuking Cheney and Kinzinger for their involvement on the Jan. 6 select committee, accusing them of “participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse,” according to a copy obtained by Reuters.
The measure said the RNC will “immediately cease any and all support of them” as party members, but stops short of calling for their ouster from the party, as initially proposed.
Republican Senator Mitt Romney praised Cheney and Kinzinger as honorable in a Twitter post on Friday. “Shame falls on a party that would censure persons of conscience, who seek truth in the face of vitriol,” he wrote.
At least 71 Republican members of Congress transferred money last year to the campaigns of congressional Republicans, including Cheney’s, that supported booting Trump from office, a Reuters analysis found.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy came to their defense late Thursday, writing on Twitter, “The RNC is censuring Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger because they are trying to find out what happened on January 6th – HUH?”
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