GOP’s Burchett Spars With CNN’s Acosta Over ‘Criminal’ Charges For Liz Cheney
Charlie Kirk Staff
12/18/2024

Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett clashed with CNN host Jim Acosta Wednesday over the possibility of the House launching a criminal investigation into former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney.
House Administration Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk released an interim report accusing Cheney of “colluding” with Cassidy Hutchinson, a former witness for the January 6 Select Committee, by “secretly communicating” with her without her attorney’s knowledge and assisting her in securing new legal counsel.
As Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump call for an investigation into Cheney, Burchett told Acosta that the former Wyoming congresswoman should be prosecuted if she had violated the law.
“You don’t think Liz Cheney broke the law, do you?” Acosta asked.
“If she manipulated this thing, if she met with people, if she coached them as they’re saying, if she talked to them on a secret website which they’re saying she did, if she coached them, if she altered evidence, if she withheld evidence, then she broke the law,” Burchett replied.
Trump wrote in a Wednesday Truth Social post that Cheney “could be in a lot of trouble” over the alleged evidence uncovered by the subcommittee. Acosta countered by suggesting that House Republicans are merely “doing [Trump’s] bidding” by claiming she had engaged in criminal conduct and should be investigated.
“But congressman, what’s the evidence of that? A report came out just days after Donald Trump and other members of the subcommittee said Liz Cheney should go to jail. Aren’t they just doing his bidding?” Acosta asked.
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“What’s the evidence that [former Republican Florida Rep.] Matt Gaetz has [broken the law] besides a report?” Burchett responded. “You’ve got a report, it’s the same thing. That’s why people do not trust the media, you’ve got a double standard for one and not for the other. IF she didn’t break the law, then she’s fine. But if she did break the law, then she should be held accountable. What’s wrong with them asking questions?”
Acosta continued to argue that there is “no evidence” Cheney broke the law despite the findings thus far released by the committee. He further suggested that House Republicans are trying to use the government to target Trump’s political opponents, though it was obvious that President Biden used government agencies to go after Trump.
Burchett, however, insisted that Loudermilk’s findings should “be brought to light” and investigated to ensure Cheney did not violate the law. Burchett also pointed out the alleged “two systems of justice” in the current legal system and said a possible criminal investigation into Cheney is about justice rather than revenge.
“When we point the finger at somebody who’s not kind to us, you all automatically assume it’s political. If it’s political, then why not play it out into the court of public opinion. You sure had it played out on January 6 and you never called anybody in, it was all a political witch-hunt,” Burchett said.
Hutchinson became a key witness for the January 6 committee, where she famously testified that Trump cursed at his security detail after being told they couldn’t go to the Capitol, grabbed the steering wheel from the backseat, and reached for the “clavicles” of Bobby Engel, Trump’s head of security.
That testimony has never been confirmed, and sources close to the Secret Service have denied her claims.
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