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Jackie Calmes: Congress is trying to stop its own members from another coup attempt

Call it the (spineless) Republicans' lament: "The things we do for the orange Jesus." Those were the words muttered by one House Republican on Jan. 6, 2021, according to Rep. Liz Cheney, as he joined other Trump toadies in a party cloakroom to sign official objections to Joe Biden's electoral votes from key states. Those objections were just what then-President Donald Trump and a growing mob ...
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C..

Call it the (spineless) Republicans' lament: "The things we do for the orange Jesus."

Those were the words muttered by one House Republican on Jan. 6, 2021, according to Rep. Liz Cheney, as he joined other Trump toadies in a party cloakroom to sign official objections to Joe Biden's electoral votes from key states. Those objections were just what then-President Donald Trump and a growing mob outside the Capitol were demanding.

Cheney watched her colleague and thought, "You know, you're taking an act that is unconstitutional." She recounted the episode Monday for an

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