Congress: US Republicans see Capitol attack as an expression of opinion

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US Republicans see Capitol attack as an expression of opinion

US Republicans have described the violent storming of the Capitol as “legitimate political expression”.

According to US media, a party convention in Salt Lake City approved a resolution formally reprimanding Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for their work on the investigative committee into the Capitol attack.

«Persecution of ordinary citizens»

Cheney and Kinzinger participated in a Democrat-led “persecution of ordinary citizens” who have exercised their right to legitimate political expression, the resolution said. With their work, the two Republicans supported the misuse of educational work by the Democrats for political purposes. Cheney and Kinzinger are the only Republicans on the House of Representatives panel. The Republican leadership in Parliament refused to cooperate with the Democrats in solving the attack.

After an inciting speech by the then Republican President Donald Trump, his supporters stormed the seat of Congress in the capital Washington on January 6, 2021. They wanted to prevent the confirmation of the election victory of the Democrat Joe Biden. The attack killed five people and injured dozens.

Before the vote, Cheney said, referring to Trump, that the party had deliberately made itself “hostage” to a man who wanted to overturn the results of a presidential election and who had suggested that the January 6 attackers should be pardoned. She was conservative and adhered to the constitution, she continued on Twitter. Kinzinger criticized that Republicans were losing sight of reality in the face of “conspiracy theories” and a “toxic” culture of obedience. Republican Senator Mitt Romney, who is critical of Trump, said the actions against Cheney and Kinzinger were a “disgrace”.

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