Kinzinger Condemns Trump’s Threats Against Jan. 6 Committee Members

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger says President-elect Trump is targeting the committee out of embarrassment over its findings on his role in the Capitol riot.

• Adam Kinzinger, a Republican who served on the Jan. 6 committee, criticized President-elect Trump for threatening to imprison committee members.
• Kinzinger stated that the committee's findings, which highlighted Trump’s inaction during the Capitol attack, embarrassed the president-elect.
• Trump has accused the committee of destroying evidence and suggested its members should face jail time, a claim disputed by committee members.
• The committee's 2022 report recommended barring Trump from office under the 14th Amendment for his role in the insurrection.
• Former Rep. Liz Cheney called Trump’s threats an attack on the rule of law and reiterated that his actions during the 2020 election were unconstitutional.

3 Articles

HuffPost The Hill Mediaite