{"id":2385685,"date":"2025-01-02T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T19:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-announces-major-award-for-jan-6-committee-leaders-liz-cheney-and-bennie-thompson\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T19:52:19","slug":"biden-announces-major-award-for-jan-6-committee-leaders-liz-cheney-and-bennie-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-announces-major-award-for-jan-6-committee-leaders-liz-cheney-and-bennie-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Announces Major Award for Jan. 6 Committee Leaders Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson"},"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-announces-major-award-for-jan-6-committee-leaders-liz-cheney-and-bennie-thompson%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=2385685&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>The text discusses\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing political\u200c implications stemming<\/a> from the events of January 6, \u20622021. It \u200dhighlights that President Joe Biden \u200dwill award the Presidential Citizens Medal to Rep. Bennie Thompson \u2063and\u200c former Rep. Liz Cheney for their roles in investigating\u200b the Capitol incident. \u200dThe announcement emphasizes the importance of their public service contributions.\u200b However, the author criticizes the award, framing the committee&#8217;s investigation as a \u200dpartisan &#8220;witch \u200chunt&#8221; and suggesting that Cheney acted \u200cunethically by allegedly\u200d colluding with a witness to damage Donald \u2064Trump politically.The text argues that the narratives surrounding January 6 \u200bhave been exaggerated\u200b and calls for Cheney to\u2062 be investigated rather than honored, implying that her \u200bactions contradict the values the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megan-rapinoe-didnt-deserve-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/\" title=\"Megan Rapinoe Didn\u2019t Deserve the Presidential Medal of Freedom\">medal represents<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The self-congratulating circus surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, continues.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-liz-cheney-bennie-thompson-presidential-citizens-medal-jan-6-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a> announced that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-running-fumes-slurs-way-evening-update-nola-terror-attack-shuffles-away-eerie-echo-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, the chair and vice-chair of House committee that led the investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A White House announcement on the decision read, &ldquo;The Presidential Citizens Medal is awarded to citizens of the United States of America who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens. President Biden believes these Americans are bonded by their common decency and commitment to serving others. The country is better because of their dedication and sacrifice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The reality is the committee led a witch hunt over 18 months and voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/GPO-J6-REPORT\/html-submitted\/rec.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refer<\/a> now-President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-trump-meeting-mike-johnson-mar-lago-ahead-crucial-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> for &ldquo;possible prosecution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cheney &mdash; a RINO and warmonger &mdash; has since left office after losing a re-election bid in 2022 while Thompson continues to serve Mississippi&rsquo;s 2nd Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The vehemently anti-Trump Cheney became aligned with Democrats after 2020 and endorsed Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-harris-relationship-taken-turn-worse-since-election-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> during her failed presidential campaign in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Biden himself seemingly takes every opportunity to communicate the supposed magnitude of Jan. 6, but the choice of putting Cheney front and center is especially poor timing.<\/p>\n<p>Committee on House Administration&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk put out a <a href=\"https:\/\/cha.house.gov\/2024\/12\/chairman-loudermilk-releases-second-january-6-2021-report\/1699d69d-80c8-4098-bc1a-4935524c4b76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> on Dec. 17, stating Cheney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liz-cheney-referred-criminal-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">should be investigated<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liz-cheney-referred-for-criminal-investigation\/\" title=\"Liz Cheney Referred for Criminal Investigation\">potential criminal witness tampering<\/a> during her time as vice chair of the Jan. 6 Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Loudermilk said Cheney colluded with witness Cassidy Hutchinson, without her attorney&rsquo;s knowledge of their communication.<\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson made several false claims, and Loudermilk said, the committee knew they were false but chose to promote her to the public anyway. Hutchinson claimed that Trump had prior notice of the violence that occurred on Jan. 6 and that he attacked his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/way-line-gop-rep-acting-secret-service-director-get-full-screaming-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secret service<\/a> detail.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cha.house.gov\/_cache\/files\/6\/d\/6dae7b82-7683-4f56-a177-ba98695e600d\/145DD5A70E967DEEC1F511764D3E6FA1.final-interim-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full report<\/a> from Looudermilk stated, Cheney &ldquo;leveraged her unique position on the Select Committee to fulfill her promise &lsquo;to do everything [she] can&rsquo; to keep President Trump away from the Oval Office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is unusual &mdash; and potentially unethical &mdash; for a Member of Congress conducting an investigation to contact a witness if the Member knows that the individual is represented by legal counsel,&rdquo; the report noted, asserting, &ldquo;Representative Cheney&rsquo;s influence on the Select Committee&rsquo;s work and the conclusions it drew cannot be overstated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Hutchinson made false statements, which Cheney played a role in her making &mdash; all in an effort to hurt Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Biden wants to honor this behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Cheney does not need an award; she needs to stand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-chutkan-issues-new-schedule-no-trump-trial-will-take-place-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We were told incessantly how Jan. 6 compared in severity to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, or the bombing of Pearl Harbor, with the truth being buried under a mountain of propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>That narrative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-inspector-general-releases-jan-6-bombshell-dozens-fbi-confidential-human-sources-crowd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continues to unravel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Thursday, CBS reported that President Joe Biden will present the Presidential Citizens Medal to Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who served as chair and vice-chair of the House committee investigating the January 6 events. A White House statement noted that the medal is given to U.S. citizens who have demonstrated exemplary service to their country or fellow citizens, emphasizing Biden&#8217;s belief in their shared decency and commitment to public service. However, critics argue that the committee conducted a prolonged investigation that led to a referral for potential prosecution of now-President-elect Donald Trump. Cheney has distanced herself from her party after losing her re-election bid in 2022 while Thompson remains active in Congress representing Mississippi\u2019s 2nd District.<\/p>\n<p>Cheney&#8217;s alignment with Democrats post-2020 included endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris during her unsuccessful presidential run in 2024. Biden frequently highlights the significance of January 6; however, featuring Cheney prominently is seen as poorly timed given recent allegations against her regarding witness tampering during her tenure on the committee.<\/p>\n<p>Barry Loudermilk, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight for House Administration, released a statement suggesting an investigation into Cheney for potentially unethical conduct involving witness Cassidy Hutchinson without proper legal representation knowledge during communications about false claims made by Hutchinson regarding Trump\u2019s actions on January 6.<\/p>\n<p>Loudermilk&#8217;s report accused Cheney of using her position on the Select Committee to undermine Trump\u2019s chances at reelection and criticized her direct contact with a represented witness as unusual and possibly unethical.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, while Biden seeks to honor Cheney&#8217;s actions with an award, many believe she should face legal scrutiny instead\u2014especially considering ongoing comparisons between January 6 and significant historical attacks like September 11 or Pearl Harbor are increasingly being challenged by emerging truths amidst extensive propaganda narratives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2385686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Liz-Cheney.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6631,35145,3620,32447,40143],"class_list":["post-2385685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-award","tag-bennie-thompson","tag-biden","tag-jan-6-committee","tag-liz-cheney"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Liz-Cheney.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385685","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385689,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385685\/revisions\/2385689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}