Speaking with CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead," Cheney said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy "is continuing to demonstrate that he views this as some sort of a political game. And asked about comments that House Republican conference Chair Elise Stefanik had made earlier Tuesday seeking to blame House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the insurrection, Cheney stressed that "what happened is absolutely clear." What this committee needs to understand is exactly what the details were of the planning and the financing. The comments from Cheney -- whom Stefanik replaced in May in the No. 3 role in the House Republican conference -- come hours after the House panel held its first meeting, featuring harrowing testimony from four officers who shared their stories of being attacked by rioters.

Source: CNN July 28, 2021 00:48 UTC