Cheney Could Be Forced To Testify Despite Pre-Emptive Biden Pardon

Former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who turned against then-President Donald Trump during his first term and joined then-Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail, could be forced to provide testimony under oath to a GOP-led House committee despite being given a pre-emptive pardon by former President Joe Biden.

Shortly after gaveling in their slim majority last month, at the direction of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Republicans formed a new committee to examine the machinations and workings of the January 6 Committee featuring Cheney as co-chair and a panel comprised chiefly of Democrats hand-picked by then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California.

 

Reports over the past couple of years have exposed the committee as having been highly politicized rather than focused on what led to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The committee’s members, it turns out, concentrated on placing all of the blame on Trump while allegedly hiding evidence to the contrary.

During the committee’s proceedings, Cheney was vocal in her criticism of Trump. In a June 2022 address, she admonished her party members, stating, “There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.”