US Capitol attack: Liz Cheney says Mike Pence ‘was a hero’ on 6 January
by Joanna Walters and Vivian Ho from US news | The Guardian on (#5TQM4)
Deputy chair of special House committee hails then-vice-president for doing his duty' and certifying election results
The special House committee investigating the 6 January 2021 insurrection by extremist supporters of then-president Donald Trump are hoping to secure the cooperation of the former vice-president, Mike Pence, who certified Joe Biden's election victory despite pressure from the White House and the violent mob that broke into the US Capitol.
Congresswoman Liz Cheney, deputy chair of the bipartisan panel, called Pence a hero for standing up to Donald Trump's efforts to overthrow the will of the people" that day and said that the committee is looking forward" to working with him.
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