representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) accused Republicans of protecting the former president donald trump in a recent speech to a conservative think tank.

What happened: Cheney, at the American Business Institutesaid that Republicans are now “ready to condemn FBI agents and Justice Department officials and pretend to take top secret SCI documents and keep them in a desk drawer in an office in Mar-a-Lago or in an unsecured location anywhere.” , wasn’t a problem in any way,” reported CNBC.

She said: “Little by little, sorry for sorry, we’re putting Donald Trump above the law. We make unsustainable behavior normal, legal and appropriate – as if he were a king.”

Vice President of the Trump era Mike Pence was praised in Cheney’s speech. She said that on Jan. 6, “Mike Pence was essentially the president for most of the day,” according to CNBC.

“The White House staff knew it, as did every other Republican and Democratic leader in Washington. How could Donald Trump’s refusal to act, his betrayal of our republic, of our constitution, of our principles come without cost?”

Cheney reportedly delighted the crowd at the institute with a story about a colleague from the GOP house who referred to Trump as the “Orange Jesus.”

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Why it matters: Cheney lost the Republican primary to Harriet Hagenmann, a Trump-backed candidate, in August. She is the vice chair of the House committee investigating the January 6 riot in the Capitol.

Trump responded to the election results on Truth Social by saying, “This is a wonderful result for America.” He also called for the committee to be dissolved.

Truth Social is part of Trump media and technology groupwhich is to go public through a merger Digital World Acquisition Corp DWAC.

Cheney introduced the electoral reform bill just before she, along with Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-California). Presidential Election Reform Act would make changes to vote counting…