Donald Trump is looking to run for another White House in 2024 after being impeached twice earlier. (file)
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Donald Trump lashed out at the panel investigating the US Capitol riots overnight, calling it “kangaroo court”, trampling its vice chair Liz Cheney as a “holy loser” and about the 2020 election being stolen repeated his lie.
Hours after lawmakers forensically condemned his inaction during the January 6, 2021 uprising, his social media posts confirmed he was closely following a hearing on how he ordered his supporters to go home. Ignored the arguments.
“Elections were rigged and stolen from me and our country. America is going to hell. Should I be happy?” Trump sparked scares on his Twitter-like platform Truth Social, as he accused the panel of being “corrupt and highly partisan.”
The 76-year-old twice impeached, who is considering another White House run in 2024, wondered why lawmakers didn’t ask the Secret Service to confirm allegations that Trump wrestled for control of his limousine. Tried because he had sought to join the crowd. Capital.
“Because they know the answer, and don’t like it. Court a kangaroo!” Trump said late Thursday.
He also attacked top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell as an “incredible sleazebag” after the committee aired never-before-seen footage of McConnell working to clear the Capitol to testify to Congressional Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory. can do.
Administration witnesses testified that Trump did not contact any city or federal officials to stop the violence, seeking to place the blame on his political nemesis, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
He also alleged that “Liz Cheney is a holy loser,” after Republican congressmen painted Trump as unpatriotic and dangerous for repeating his election fraud lies.
Over the course of eight hearings, the committee made a case that Trump helped organize the deadly riots, refused to urge his supporters to go home for hours, and is no longer fit to hold office.
Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has been crippled by her own party for her harsh criticism of Trump, but she took it forward at Thursday night’s hearing.
“Every American should consider this,” she said. “Can a president who was prepared to make the choices made by Donald Trump during the January 6 violence ever again be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation?”
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