(Headline USA) Republicans accused Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., of using the partisan Jan. 6 congressional committee for political purposes after the committee subpoenaed former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien, who also happens to be the current campaign manager for Cheney’s primary opponent.
The committee announced that Stepien would be testifying before the panel on Monday, just one day after a poll showed Harriet Hageman, the Republican challenging Cheney for her House seat, leading the race in Wyoming.
Conservatives blasted the move as a clear conflict of interest:
The day after a poll was released showing @Liz_Cheney getting destroyed by Trump-endorsed @HagemanforWY, the committee just happened to subpoena Stepien, who is running Harriet’s campaign. This circus is beyond an embarrassment and will forever stain the integrity of congress. https://t.co/w8NCe4Jvdp
— Taylor Budowich (@TayFromCA) June 12, 2022
I’m sure the timing here was just coincidental and totally not Liz Cheney using her power on the committee to get political retribution 🙄🙃 https://t.co/C0GkuxBlA8
— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) June 12, 2022
Liz Cheney should be investigated over how she has openly used this sham of a committee to target and harass her political enemies https://t.co/XZKMo9e0Qv
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 12, 2022
Stepien was expected to testify that he disagreed with Trump that the 2020 election had been stolen. However, he pulled out of testifying on Monday because his wife went into labor.
Trump has endorsed Hageman and vowed to help her unseat Cheney, who he slammed as a “backstabbing RINO.”
“Worse than the terrible Democrats are the backstabbing RINO republicans that are helping them do their act,” Trump said. “And there is no RINO in America who has thrown in her lot with the radical left more than Liz Cheney.”
