Rep. Liz Cheney, facing ouster from top GOP post, says she 'will not sit back' against Trump's election fraud falsehoods.
The Capitol is seen under dark skies in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has set a Wednesday vote for removing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., from her No. 3 Republican leadership post after Cheney repeatedly challenged former President Donald Trump over his claims of widespread voting fraud and his role in encouraging supporters' Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
On the eve of a closed-door meeting when House Republicans seem certain to oust her from a leadership post because of her clashes with the former president, Cheney, R-Wyo., took to the House floor to state her case.
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