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Kevin McCarthy officially schedules Wednesday vote to oust Liz Cheney from GOP leadership as he paves the way for Elise Stefanik to take over her role
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy sent a memo to Republican colleagues Monday officially scheduling a vote to oust Liz Cheney on Wednesday
Cheney serves as the Republican Conference Chairwoman
McCarthy, and other leadership, is paving the way for New York Rep. Elise Stefanik to take over the No. 3 House GOP post
Donald Trump also released a statement last week endorsing Stefanik
Chairman of the Republican Study Committee Jim Banks said Sunday that GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney has failed the party in her leadership role
Mr. McCarthy‘s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Earlier this year, thousands of supporters of Mr. Trump stormed the Capitol complex in an effort to stop the certification of the 2020 election’s Electoral College vote. That riot resulted in five deaths, including a Capitol Police officer.
Mr. Kinzinger, who voted to impeach Mr. Trump for allegedly inciting the incident, said he was first tipped off the situation could turn violent a few days before the certification was to take place.
“I had said on a few media outlets that I was very concerned about violence on the sixth because I looked at Twitter,” the congressman said. “I saw the threats against me.”
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