WASHINGTON (Washington Insider Magazine) – Before being introduced before the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting this week, a motion to remove GOP Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney from the House Republican Conference have garnered traction.
According to two sources familiar with the newest form of the proposed resolution, which has more than 50 co-sponsors, it attempts to penalize the two Republican legislators for their role in the current House Select Committee inquiry of the January 6 disturbances at the US Capitol. If it passes a resolutions committee session on Thursday, it will be voted on by all 168 RNC members on Friday morning, CNN reported on Tuesday.
The resolution was carried around to various party officials over the past several days, headed by Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Frank Eathorne, who was eager to make a public statement against the House committee and the 2 Republicans who have assumed significant roles in the January 6 inquiry. The proposal was first reported by the Washington Post, and it is expected to be discussed at the committee’s winter conference in Salt Lake City this week.
Cheney, a Wyoming Republican who was forced out of her leadership position as the House’s No. 3 Republican last May, is now facing a major challenge from former President Trump and many of her House GOP members. Despite her persistent criticism of Trump’s domination over the party and his involvement in the Jan 6 riots, the Wyoming GOP voted in November to no longer recognize her as a Republican.
Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois who has been an outspoken Trump critic, said late October that he would be stepping down at the conclusion of his term. After the Capitol insurgency, the Illinois legislator was one of ten House Republicans who pushed to impeach Trump, and he has continued to criticize Trump’s iron grasp on Republicans.
On the Jan 6 committee, Cheney and Kinzinger are the only 2 Republicans.
When the RNC meets in Utah beginning on Wednesday, members are likely to address adjustments to the party’s involvement in subsequent presidential debates and its program, in addition to the new resolution hitting Kinzinger and Cheney. McDaniel will speak to members on Friday morning, just before they decide on the anti-Kinzinger and anti-Cheney motion, assuming it passes the resolutions committee.
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