RNC Censures Reps. Liz Cheney And Adam Kinzinger For Serving On Jan. 6 Committee

Topline The Republican National Committee approved a resolution Friday to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) for serving on the House select committee investigating the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, in a vote that reportedly had overwhelming support. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), vice chairwoman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, … [+] 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) listen during a committee meeting on Capitol Hill on December 1, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Key Facts The 168 members of the RNC reportedly approved the resolution through a voice vote at its winter meeting in Salt Lake City–there was no discussion and only a few “no” votes could be heard, according to Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey. The vote came a day after the RNC’s resolution committee unanimously called for Cheney and Kinzinger to be censured, following an earlier push to expel the two from the House Republican conference. Cheney and Kinzinger have both blasted the RNC’s efforts to… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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