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Liz Cheney blocked January 6 scrutiny of Ginni Thomas, book says (www.theguardian.com)
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Liz Cheney, the Republican vice-chair of the House January 6 committee, did “all she could” to protect the rightwing supreme court justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, the political activist Ginni Thomas, by blocking an in-depth investigation of Ginni’s involvement in Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, a new book says.

In Stench: The Making of the Thomas Court and the Unmaking of America, the reporter and Democratic operative David Brock writes that “two Capitol Hill sources with personal knowledge” revealed a “dramatic truth, which might shock even some jaded Washington veterans not easily surprised by callow examples of power protecting power.

“Liz Cheney herself, the star of the hearings, doing her turn as independent-minded maverick Republican, did all she could behind the scenes to protect Ginni and Clarence Thomas and thwart the move to investigate further the implications of the Ginni Thomas texts to [Mark] Meadows”, Trump’s final White House chief of staff.

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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 168 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I have had people tear my ass up on multiple occasions for trying to remind people that Liz Cheneys anti-trump performance does not, in fact, make her a good person.

That she is still, at her core, a republican piece of shit.. and her saying one thing that I agree with (That Trumps a threat) does not make her a good person.

I am 100% not surprised that she secretly tried to protect one of Trumps biggest anchors on the supreme court, who is vital for their 2025 goals and seizing of power.

Because she, like all republicans, are performative assholes who say whatever they think will get them more support and power.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have had people tear my ass up on multiple occasions for trying to remind people that Liz Cheneys anti-trump performance does not, in fact, make her a good person.

I respect her for calling bullshit on trump, but yeah. that's like one point against many hundreds of others.. Now, if she takes trump to a pheasant hunt... welllllll we can discuss that after....

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"I really think we should listen to what Jeremy has to say. Sure, he gets drunk and challenges children to fight him at the playground, and yes he might be a tiny bit of an arsonist, and if you're gonna nitpick then yes he stomps on pigeons in the park, but you don't understand! I saw him accidentally knock over an old lady the other day and he apologized! Not only that, he made sure she was okay! I think he's truly reformed and we should trust him now."

Also, I get why you said "pheasant" hunt and thought that was hilarious, but c'mon... If there were ever a time to bring up duck hunting, shouldn't it be now by the infamous @FuglyDuck@lemmy.world?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Also, I get why you said “pheasant” hunt and thought that was hilarious, but c’mon… If there were ever a time to bring up duck hunting, shouldn’t it be now by the infamous @FuglyDuck@lemmy.world?

I don't want to get shot at... and these people might get the wrong idea.

in any case... yes. that's exactly what I mean. She did one right thing. that doesn't make up for all the shitty crap also does.

(for those wondering... her father went to an organized pheasant hunt, as VP, and accidentally wound up shooting one of his security detail in the face. It was "just" birdshot, so he didn't die or anything. those sorts of events should be banned, though. Basically, they capture a shitload of pheasants, stage them in a space that's "safe" to shoot at them... then scare them up so they fly over as rich fucks shoot at them. What probably happened is he got target fixation while the bird flew in a path that... well... ooooppsssies)

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

I'm pretty sure it was a quail/dove shoot. It stood out for me because there aren't many parts of the country where dove hunting is a thing. But Texas? You bet!

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait wait wait, now you're just bungling the story tooooo much.

  • It was a quail hunt, not pheasant
  • Yes, security detail was there, but he didn't shoot any of them. He shot a lawyer and the secret service helped him
  • The lawyer he shot also had a heart attack from one of the pellets getting close to his heart
  • The secret service claim they waited an entire fucking hour before notifying the local sheriff
  • The sheriff said they didn't find out until the next day

What probably happened is he got target fixation while the bird flew in a path that... well... ooooppsssies

You forgot the best part of the whole "ooooppsssies":
The fucking lawyer later went on tv TO APOLOGIZE TO DICK CHENEY FOR HIS BAD PUBLICITY DUE TO GETTING SHOT IN THE FACE

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Onion timeline onion timeline

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

This is the funniest thing I'm going to read all year holy shit

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

That she is still, at her core, a republican piece of shit

Seconded. I like to remind people that while in office, she voted with Trump over 92% of the time.

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Republicans like her, and Mitt, are only opposing Trump because he's come in and snatched up everything they and their dynasties have been trying to take for themselves for decades.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Either that, or they are trying to position themselves in a power position post-trump.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, she's definitely not a lovely person politically, she wants the gop to run things but just doesn't want fascists to run the gop and do away with democracy.

Currently it's just an alliance of convenience, much like how we allied with Stalin in WW2. We can go back to fighting with conservatives after the fascist wannabes are beaten in the upcoming election. First things first, priorities are important.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Well said. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Or as that war criminal Henry Kissinger said, "there are no allies, only temporarily-shared interests."

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 55 points 1 month ago

So, this "good" Repub who stood up to the orange bad was furthering their corrupt court capture in the background. And the media treats her like a hero.

Ginni Thomas is a conspiratorial nutjob whose husband sits on the highest court in the country accepting bribes from billionaires and Liz Cheney protected her from scrutiny.

[–] Thann@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love when these awful politicians write a book about the horrible things they did, and act like they are the hero for exposing the awful truth...

You were totally on-board the fuck-everybody train, and are only calling it out because you got kicked off...

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

She's not the one who wrote the book.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Maybe the Cheneys are only opposing Trump because he and his people were too incompetent to pull of Jan6.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

This is why we have no accountability for the powerful.