These days, many proud progressives find themselves doing the once-unthinkable: heralding the work of staunch conservative Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. Cheney’s bipartisan co-leadership of the House’s Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol illustrates the importance of a politically diverse alliance to protect future elections and democracy.
For over a month, Americans have been riveted by the committee’s hearings. Led by former career prosecutors, the committee’s thorough investigation has revealed compelling evidence that former president Donald Trump led a wide-ranging conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election result, even though top aides repeatedly, and accurately, told him that Joe Biden had lawfully won.
Built on lies about election fraud, Trump knowingly unleashed a violent mob on the U.S. Capitol to stop the peaceful transition of power, threatening the lives of his vice president, members of Congress and Capitol police officers. To this day, Trump continues to lead a multi-pronged quest to seize political power by attempting to influence committee witnesses and threaten state officials who follow the law.
