{"id":2385499,"date":"2025-01-02T09:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-award-presidential-citizens-medal-to-jan-6-committee-heads-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:30:14","slug":"biden-to-award-presidential-citizens-medal-to-jan-6-committee-heads-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-award-presidential-citizens-medal-to-jan-6-committee-heads-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to award Presidential Citizens Medal to Jan. 6 committee heads &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-to-award-presidential-citizens-medal-to-jan-6-committee-heads-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President\u2062 Joe Biden is set \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn&#039;t\">award<\/a>\u2062 the Presidential Citizens Medal to the heads of the\u200c January 6 committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)\u2062 and former Rep.Liz Cheney, recognizing their contributions\u200d to public\u2064 service and the investigation into the January 6 Capitol attack. The declaration also includes other\u200d notable \u200crecipients,such as \u200bauthor Joseph Galloway and \u2063attorney Mary \u200dBonauto,who is known \u200bfor her work on the obergefell v.Hodges case that legalized same-sex marriage. This recognition highlights\u2063 the \u200csignificant impact of the \u200ccommittee&#8217;s work in\u200b addressing the events surrounding the Capitol riot.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden to award Presidential Citizens Medal to Jan. 6 committee heads<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1924886\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> is awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to the heads of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jan. 6 Committee\">Jan. 6 committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Thursday, Biden announced a slew of awardees, including <em>We Were Soldiers Once &hellip; and Young<\/em> author Joseph Galloway, attorney Mary Bonauto of <em>Obergefell v. Hodges<\/em> fame, and former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd. The two sure to turn the most heads, however, are Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and former Wyoming Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liz-cheney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Liz Cheney\">Liz Cheney<\/a>, who served as the heads of the Jan. 6 committee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Throughout two decades in public service, including as a Congresswoman for Wyoming and Vice Chair of the Committee on the January 6 attack, Liz Cheney has raised her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-suffers-humiliating-incident-with-mcdonalds-worker-while-campaigning-for-kamala-harris\/\" title=\"Bill Clinton Suffers Humiliating Incident with McDonald\u2019s Worker While Campaigning for Kamala Harris\">voice &#038;mdash<\/a>; and reached across the aisle &mdash; to defend our Nation and the ideals we stand for: Freedom. Dignity. And decency. Her integrity and intrepidness remind us all what is possible if we work together,&rdquo; Cheney&rsquo;s nomination read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Born and raised in a segregated Mississippi, as a college student inspired by the Civil Rights movement, Bennie Thompson volunteered on campaigns and registered southern Black voters. That call to serve eventually led him to Congress, where he chaired the House January 6th Committee &mdash; at the forefront of defending the rule of law with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senator-and-his-wife-indicted-in-federal-corruption-case\/\" title=\"Democrat Senator and Spouse Charged in Corruption Case\">unwavering integrity<\/a> and a steadfast commitment to truth,&rdquo; Thompson&rsquo;s nomination read.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s move serves as a final salvo against President-elect Donald Trump. Cheney, in particular, has made a career after her landslide primary loss as a Republican opponent of Trump, even campaigning alongside outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris to prevent him from retaking the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Cheney was accused of witness tampering while on the panel after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3268293\/liz-cheney-allegations-accused-trump-of-barry-loudermilk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"communicated\">communicated<\/a> with at least one witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, without her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">attorney&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s knowledge. Charges have been floated against her over the misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>A December <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3262738\/house-republicans-accuse-liz-cheney-january-6-witness-tampering-fbi-invesitgation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"report\">report<\/a> from the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee recommended that the FBI investigate Cheney&rsquo;s conduct while on the panel. Trump backed the recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Liz Cheney could be in a lot of trouble based on the evidence obtained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">subcommittee<\/a>, which states that &lsquo;numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, and these violations should be investigated by the FBI,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the final controversies before the election centered on the former Wyoming congresswoman when Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3214870\/rubio-media-bias-worse-than-ever-trump-cheney-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"suggested\">suggested<\/a> she should be sent to a warzone days before Nov. 5. Cheney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3212761\/trump-war-hawk-comments-cheney-firestorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"characterized\">characterized<\/a> the comment as a threat to her life.<\/p>\n<p>Though <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220709192647\/https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-us\/news-polls\/americans-think-jan-6-committee-fair-are-not-following-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"polls\">polls<\/a> found a majority of people found the Jan. 6 committee fair, its report and recommendation of charges against Trump failed to have a decisive effect on the 2024 election, with Trump sweeping every swing state and the popular vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1924886\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1924886\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden to honor Jan. 6 committee leaders with Citizens Medal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2385500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bidens-legacy-Karl-Rove-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9497,3620,32447,47752,32076],"class_list":["post-2385499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-awards","tag-biden","tag-jan-6-committee","tag-presidential-citizens-medal","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bidens-legacy-Karl-Rove-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385499"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385503,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385499\/revisions\/2385503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}