The Republican National Committee (RNC) will reportedly move forward with a resolution on Friday to censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) for their conduct on the January 6 committee.
The resolution comes after clearing an RNC committee vote on Thursday and will likely “be approved by the RNC’s full body at its winter meeting on Friday,” according to Politico. Though the resolution will rebuke both lawmakers for their participation on the January 6 committee, it stopped short of expelling them from the Republican House conference. Some Republicans felt the language in the original resolution, led by Trump ally David Bossie, was too inflammatory.
“Several RNC members said they feared it would create a political headache for both the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, and the RNC chair, Ronna McDaniel,” noted Politico. “McDaniel said in…