Liz Cheney Says Trump ‘Ought To Be Disqualified’ As GOP Nears Iowa Caucuses

Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) slammed two of the highest contenders for the GOP nomination for president on Sunday, saying she “certainly” believed President Donald Trump may very well be faraway from state ballots over his function on Jan. 6, 2021, and that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was unfit for workplace.

Cheney made the remarks in an look on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, only a week earlier than Republicans in Iowa are set to carry their caucuses and formally kick off the choice course of for the get together’s presidential candidate. Host Margaret Brennan requested the previous congresswoman a few Colorado state courtroom’s latest choice to disqualify Trump from showing on its major poll this yr, a case that can head to the Supreme Court subsequent month.

“If you look at the Select Committee’s work, we made a criminal referral with respect to the part of the 14th amendment that talks about providing aid and comfort to an insurrection,” Cheney replied, referencing her tenure on the House Select Committee that examine the Jan. 6 revolt. “I certainly believe that Donald Trump’s behavior rose to that level, I believe that he ought to be disqualified from holding office in the future. It’s working its way through the courts.”

The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling stated Trump is ineligible beneath a clause within the 14th Amendment that bars these from state or federal workplace who took an oath to uphold the Constitution however then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” towards it. Maine’s secretary of state reached a related conclusion late final month.

Cheney went on so as to add that she was dissatisfied with one other main candidate for the GOP nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, over his calls to evaluation and doubtlessly pardon Jan. 6 defendants.

“Someone who says that they would pardon individuals who assaulted the Capitol who attempted to stop a constitutional process, who assaulted police officers — I mean, it was a bloody battle,” she stated. “I had police officers, one tell me that it was like medieval hand-to-hand combat.”

“The notion that the Republican Party would continue its efforts to whitewash that day when the peaceful transition of power is at the core of the survival of our republic tells you that they’re unfit for office.”

Brennan went on to ask about different Republican leaders’ help of Trump regardless of a litany of indictments and looming trials.

“Look, you’ve had two members of Republican leadership in the House on television this morning,” Cheney stated. “You’ve had Mike [Johnson] on, again, claiming that he has the right, individually, to decide that he’s going to throw out millions of votes and ignore the rulings of the courts. You’ve had Elise Stefanik on this morning talking about the J-6 hostages.”

“I mean, you don’t have to take my word for the fact that you can’t count on these elected Republicans to defend the Constitution,” she added. “Every time they go out and give an interview, they demonstrate it themselves.”