Liz Cheney slams Rep. Kevin McCarthy for 'blocking' the January 6 probe

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Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney accused House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of blocking a bipartisan commission to probe the Jan. 6th Capitol riot and intimidating fellow Republican lawmakers as a House panel conducts its probe.

She made the statement at a tense House Rules Committee meeting over a measure to hold former chief White House strategist Steven Bannon in contempt for failing to appear before the select committee. 

Cheney brought up McCarthy, who she clashed with repeatedly after he backed an effort to strip away her leadership post following her criticism of former President Trump's election overturn effort.

 'I've heard from a number of my colleagues int he last several days who say they quote just don't want this target on their back. They're just trying to keep their heads down. They don't want to anger Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, who as been especially active in attempting to block the invesigation of events of Jan. 6th, despite the fact

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