Rep. Liz Cheney urged the Justice Department to prosecute former President Donald Trump if it finds evidence he committed crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
"If the facts and the evidence are there, and they decide not to prosecute — how do we then call ourselves a nation of laws?" Cheney said in an interview with CNN.
The question of whether Trump should face prosecution for his monthslong effort to subvert the 2020 election is one that continues to divide the anti-Trump wing of the Republican Party.if it finds evidence that the former president committed crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Not doing so would call into question whether America is a nation of laws, the Wyoming Republican said inCheney said that she believes the Justice Department will follow the facts, but"they have to make decisions about prosecution. Understanding what it means, if the facts and the evidence are there, and they decide not to prosecute — how do we then call ourselves a nation of laws?"
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