Former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney fired back at Donald Trump after he falsely accused her of deleting evidence he claims is central to his federal election subversion case.
“Seems like someone is starting 2024 hangry. [Donald Trump]- you and your lawyers have had the J6 cmttee materials plus the grand jury info & much more for months. Lying about the evidence in all caps won’t change the facts. A public trial will show it all,” Cheney, one of two Republicans who served on the House Jan. 6 select committee, wrote in a post on X/Twitter.
On Monday, Trump claimed Cheney deleted evidence regarding the debunked allegation that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) turned down his request to bring in the National Guard ahead of the January 6 attack.
“Why did American Disaster Liz Cheney, who suffers from TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome), and was defeated for Congress by the largest margin for a sitting Congressman or Congresswoman in the history of our Country, ILLEGALLY DELETE & DESTROY most of the evidence, and related items, from the January 6th Committee of Political Thugs and Misfits. THIS ACT OF EXTREME SABOTAGE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY LAWYERS TO PROPERLY PREPARE FOR, AND PRESENT, A PROPER DEFENSE OF THEIR CLIENT, ME,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “All of the information on Crazy Nancy Pelosi turning down 10,000 soldiers that I offered to guard the Capitol Building, and beyond, is gone.”
“The ridiculous Deranged Jack Smith case on Immunity, which the most respected legal minds in the Country say I am fully entitled to, is now completely compromised and should be thrown out and terminated, JUST LIKE THE RADICAL LEFT LUNATICS DID TO THE EVIDENCE!” Trump added.
There is no evidence to support the former president’s claim that the Jan. 6 committee destroyed or deleted evidence.
Trump was indicted in August on four charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges including conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction, and conspiracy against the right to vote and to have one’s vote counted. He has pleaded not guilty.
