Posted on 09/29/2021 11:54:49 PM PDT by RandFan
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Wednesday apologized to Gen. Mark Milley for what she called "despicable" questioning of the top military general by fellow Republican lawmakers during a congressional hearing, as the Joint Chiefs chairman fielded questions about comments he made following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and phone calls he had with a Chinese official to assure them that the U.S. was not preparing an attack.
Cheney, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing about the U.S.’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, opened her five minutes of questioning by discussing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, arguing that some lawmakers “failed to do their duty.”
Cheney is one of two Republicans to sit on the select committee probing the riots, along with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.).
“In the aftermath of that attack, many of the members of our constitutional system failed to do their duty. Many of them punted, many of them today are still attempting to obstruct the investigation into that attack, attempting to whitewash what happened,” Cheney said.
She was referring to the refusal by a number of GOP lawmakers to vote to certify the 2020 presidential election results in certain states that former President Trump lost, and Republicans’ opposition to taking part in the House’s probe of the attack.
Cheney criticized fellow Republican on the panel for questioning the general’s loyalty to the U.S., calling the actions “despicable.”
“For any member of this committee, for any American, to question your loyalty to our nation, to question your understanding of our Constitution, your loyalty to our Constitution, your recognition and understanding of the civilian chain of command, is despicable,” Cheney said.
“I want to apologize for those members of this committee who've done so, and I want to thank you for standing in the breach when so many, including many in this room, failed to do so,” she added.
Several GOP representatives questioned the Joint Chiefs chairman about a conversation he had with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) following the Jan. 6 attack, and alleged phone calls he made to his Chinese counterpart pertaining to a potential attack by the U.S.
The revelations were first reported in the book “Peril,” written by veteran journalist Bob Woodward and The Washington Post’s Robert Costa.
The book details a phone call between Milley and Pelosi, in which the general agreed with the Speaker’s interpretation that Trump was “crazy.”
The book also reports that Milley spoke with Chinese General Li Zuocheng to reassure his counterpart that the U.S. was not preparing a strike against China, and to note that America was not on the brink of collapse following the Jan. 6 attack.
Milley defended the phone calls during Wednesday’s hearing, arguing that he would never “tip off the enemy about what the United States is going to do in an actual plan.”
A number of Republicans used the bombshell reports to question the general’s credibility.
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) said Milley’s call with Li went against the U.S. and is “worthy of your resignation.”
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) accused Milley of “undermining the chain of command.”
“You said yesterday that you weren't going to resign when senators asked you this question, and I believe that you guys probably won't resign,” Gaetz said, according to NBC News. "You seem to be very happy failing up over there. But if we didn't have a president that was so addled, you all would be fired.”
I’m not sure, but I thought it was Chris Christie.
WAR WHORE!
Affirmative sir.
Regards,
Shhh!
Stop saying the quiet part out loud!
:D
On the contrary. She’s so in-your-face, it should be obvious that the Deep State has already rigged the election in her favor.
She’s being outrageous in an attempt to raise her profile and money for a POTUS run in 2024.
How nice that Chamber of Commerce pool boy McCarthy left Lizard on committees and give her a platform to attack other House GOP.
Yet another reason why it is the uniparty that is the enemy of freedom.
Boy has she jumped the shark. Or she has democrats disease.
Yes it’s crazy isnt it.
Members have been kicked off committees for far less than this and yet he keeps her on there.. Scandal.
Stealing from Glenn Beck, she make blood shoot out of my eyes.
I have for years tried to decide which I dislike more and who has hurt the country the most; Leftists Dems or RINOs.
Still can’t decide.
Milquetoast McCarthy is an effeminate loser.
I’ll bet her new CNN contact starts February of ‘22.
Milley was so much better than Mattis. /sarcasm
Cheney is Deep State.
Cheney knows all about despicable. She’s an expert.
Cheney must be defeated for re-election.
I heard an interview with Trump recently where he said he appointed Milley out of spite. The generals he had in the White House advised against Milley and Trump just wanted to go against them. He laughed about the whole thing.
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