Cheney: Johnson Is Lying When He Says I Considered Signing Onto SCOTUS Brief On Overturning Election

The Hill reports:

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday pushed back against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)’s claim she considered signing an amicus brief on overturning the 2020 election results, noting she was only in communication with Johnson about the brief.

In an interview that aired earlier Sunday with CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Johnson told moderator Margaret Brennan he was surprised to see Cheney’s criticism of the brief because she, “at one point,” “even considered signing on to that bill.”

Asked if his remarks are factual later on “Face the Nation,” Cheney said, “It is not. We were, as Mike said, in constant contact throughout that period,” Cheney continued. “I actually know precisely when he sent me the brief and precisely when less than 30 minutes later, I told him my concerns with the brief. Mike knows that as well.”

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.@Liz_Cheney on those in Congress who question the 2020 election and Jan. 6: “You don’t have to take my word for the fact that you can’t count on these elected Republicans to defend the Constitution. Every time they go out and give an interview, they demonstrate it themselves.” pic.twitter.com/3VyldpgoM2

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 7, 2024

Liz Cheney on Mike Johnson: “Mike’s position … is that somehow as a member of Congress, he has a right to ignore the rulings of courts … & therefore that he can throw out the votes of millions of Americans. That’s tyranny. It’s not the rule of law.” pic.twitter.com/aeImCL0jJh

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 7, 2024

“President Biden was certified as the winner of the election,” says @SpeakerJohnson, who circulated a legal briefing challenging the 2020 election outcome in several states. He says it’s “nonsense” to call him an election denier. pic.twitter.com/ddbLBaoqm4

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 7, 2024