Liz Cheney Referred for Criminal Investigation

Former Republican Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming is facing calls for a criminal investigation into her actions on the January 6th Select Committee, as outlined in a new House report.

Barry Loudermilk, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, released a report detailing the events of January 6, 2021, along with an assessment of the select committee’s activities.

According to the report, “former Representative Liz Cheney should be investigated for potential criminal witness tampering based on the new information about her communication,” as stated in a press release posted on the committee’s website.

The release further emphasized that Cheney “should be investigated for potential criminal witness tampering based on the new information about her communication.”

It alleges that Cheney communicated with witness Cassidy Hutchinson—who made several dramatic but debunked claims about then-President Trump’s behavior on January 6—without the knowledge of Hutchinson’s attorney.

The release accused Cheney of using the committee “as a tool to attack President Trump, at the cost of investigative integrity and Capitol security.”

Additionally, the report pointed out that “Cassidy Hutchinson’s most outrageous claims lacked any evidence, and the Select Committee had knowledge that her claims were false when they publicly promoted her.”

Hutchinson’s allegations included assertions that Trump physically attacked his Secret Service detail and had prior knowledge of the violence on January 6. Trump denied these claims during Hutchinson’s 2022 testimony.

The report also criticized Defense Department officials, stating they “scapegoated the Washington D.C. National Guard to distract blame from senior leadership.”

The report singled out Cheney as “the principal figure driving the Select Committee’s narrative,” citing her May 12, 2021, statement: “I will do everything I can to ensure that the former president [Trump] never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office.”

It argued that Cheney “leveraged her unique position on the Select Committee to fulfill her promise ‘to do everything [she] can’ to keep President Trump away from the Oval Office,” and that her influence on the committee’s direction and conclusions “cannot be overstated.”

According to the report, Cheney’s communications with Hutchinson were a key factor in the witness’s “dramatic change in testimony and eventual claims against President Trump using second- and thirdhand accounts.”

The report highlighted that Cheney and Hutchinson communicated without informing Hutchinson’s attorney, describing this behavior as “unusual—and potentially unethical.” It stated, “It must be emphasized that Representative Cheney would likely have known her communications without the knowledge of Hutchinson’s attorney were illicit and unethical at that time.”

The report also accused Cheney of manipulating the testimony schedule to amplify Hutchinson’s statements, stating that once their collaboration began, Cheney adjusted the committee’s plans accordingly.

Lastly, the report concluded that “the January 6 Select Committee was improperly constituted and lacked authority.”