I think that is a foolish comment by Liz Cheney. There’s no chance he’ll willingly, publicly appear before what he calls the “Unselect Committee” as long as there are all these legal investigations going on. But by saying this in advance, they’re making it look like they’re afraid of him:
Beyond that, Liz had some other interesting things to say this week:
We are going to proceed in terms of the questioning of the former president under oath,” Cheney added. “It may take multiple days, and it will be done with a level of rigor and discipline and seriousness that it deserves.”
Cheney served as one of two Republicans on the January 6 bipartisan committee. After the committee’s vote, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), the other Republican on the panel, said: “He’s required by law to come in, and he can ramble and push back all he wants. That’s the requirement for a congressional subpoena to come in.”
It is unclear as to whether Trump will actually go through with testifying. On Friday, Trump’s lawyer said in a statement: “We understand that, once again, flouting norms and appropriate and customary process, the Committee has publicly released a copy of its subpoena. As with any similar matter, we will review and analyze it, and will respond as appropriate to this unprecedented action.”
Right. If there’s one thing Donald Trump will not abide it’s the shattering of norms.
Cheney added that the future of her party looks dim; if Trump is the GOP nominee in 2024, “the party will shatter.” She continued, “The party has either to come back from where we are right now, which is a very dangerous and toxic place, or the party will splinter and there will be a new conservative party that rises.”
I don’t know why she’s so sure of that. It appears to me that plenty of erstwhile conservatives are happy with the party as it is — as long as they gain power. Does she not see this? Look around, how many Republicans are willing to vote for Democrats or not vote at all in order to stop this rise of fascist politics in the GOP?
Not many… after all we saw that even after four long years, the nonstop chaos and extremism, 73 million people voted for Donald Trump in 2020. This alternate conservative party she’s dreaming about would fit in the president’s golden bathroom at Mar-a-lago.