WASHINGTON — During weeks of hearings about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters, Republican Representative Liz Cheney has sat…
Her role as vice chair of the congressional panel investigating the 2021 assault has won her national praise from Trump critics on both sides of the political aisle, amid mounting evidence that the former president sought to remain in power by spreading falsehoods about a stolen 2020 election.
Of the nine lawmakers on the Jan. 6 committee, Cheney is one of just two Republicans and the only one seeking reelection. Her fate will become plain on Aug. 16, when deep red Wyoming holds a Republican primary election that will effectively choose the state’s next member of the House of Representatives.
Cheney’s opposition to Trump has led to her ouster from the House Republican leadership, a Republican National Committee censure and a decision by the Wyoming Republican Party to no longer recognize her as a member. A recent poll for the Casper Star-Tribune put her support at 30%, vs. 52% for Hageman. The winner of the primary will almost certainly be elected to Congress in November.
Her defeat would mean a symbolic win for Trump, as he considers whether to run for the White House again in 2024.
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