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| − | '''Elizabeth Lynne “Liz” Cheney''' (born July 28, 1966)<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2010|year=2010|publisher=H.W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=9780824211134|pages=103–107|chapter=Cheney, Liz}}</ref> is the outgoing At-Large representative of [[Wyoming]], who unsuccessfully relied heavily on donations by [[California]] and other out-of-state [[liberals]].<ref>Ms. Cheney’s biggest financial support has come from California, $428,000; Virginia, $351,000; and New York, $300,000, followed by Florida, $291,000; Texas, $222,000; and the District of Columbia, $191,000. [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/feb/3/liz-cheney-boosted-dem-donors-huge-campaign-cash-h/]</ref> Called the "Wicked Witch of the West" after the frightful villain in the ''[[Wizard of Oz]]'', Cheney spent most of 2022 trying to get [[Donald Trump]] prosecuted for non-existent crimes. | + | '''Elizabeth Lynne “Liz” Cheney''' (born July 28, 1966)<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2010|year=2010|publisher=H.W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=9780824211134|pages=103–107|chapter=Cheney, Liz}}</ref> is the former At-Large representative of [[Wyoming]], who unsuccessfully relied heavily on donations by [[California]] and other out-of-state [[liberals]].<ref>Ms. Cheney’s biggest financial support has come from California, $428,000; Virginia, $351,000; and New York, $300,000, followed by Florida, $291,000; Texas, $222,000; and the District of Columbia, $191,000. [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/feb/3/liz-cheney-boosted-dem-donors-huge-campaign-cash-h/]</ref> Called the "Wicked Witch of the West" after the frightful villain in the ''[[Wizard of Oz]]'', Cheney spent most of 2022 trying to get [[Donald Trump]] prosecuted for non-existent crimes. |
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| − | '''''Cheney was defeated in a landslide humiliation of 66-29% in her own primary on August 16, 2022'''''.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Liz_Cheney</ref> In 2023, the [[Wyoming]] legislature humiliated Cheney further by enacting two bills that rebuked and prohibited tactics of her campaign: one to prohibit how she sent out unsolicited absentee ballots, and the other to prohibit crossover voting in its primaries as Cheney unsuccessfully sought to attract[[Dem]] votes.<ref>https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/03/07/the-ghost-of-liz-cheney-legislature-passed-two-bills-in-reaction-to-cheneys-failed-campaign/</ref> | + | '''''Cheney was defeated in a landslide humiliation of 66-29% in her own primary on August 16, 2022'''''.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Liz_Cheney</ref> In 2023, the [[Wyoming]] legislature humiliated Cheney further by enacting two bills that rebuked and prohibited tactics of her campaign: one to prohibit how she sent out unsolicited absentee ballot request forms, and the other to prohibit crossover voting in its primaries as Cheney unsuccessfully sought to attract [[Dem]] votes.<ref>https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/03/07/the-ghost-of-liz-cheney-legislature-passed-two-bills-in-reaction-to-cheneys-failed-campaign/</ref> |
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| − | Cheney obtained an appointment by Democrat [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]] to the [[partisan]] [[Pelosi Panel]] witchhunt investigating the [[2021 Capitol protests|January 6 Capitol protests]] after a bi-partisan panel had been voted down. Originally elected as a [[Republican]], on May 12, 2021, Cheney was removed from her leadership position within the House [[GOP]] conference. The Republican Party of Wyoming voted in November 2021 to no longer recognize her as a Republican due to her persistent unjustified ranting against [[Donald Trump]] and his supporters.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/Cheney-Wyoming/2021/11/15/id/1044747/</ref> Cheney lost to her [[Trump]]-endorsed rival Harriet Hageman on Jan. 22, 2022 by a vote of 59-6 among [[GOP]] leaders in [[Wyoming]].<ref>https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/harriet-hageman-wins-big-in-congressional-straw-poll-held-by-wyoming-gop-activists/article_5ee6224a-5705-5250-b6a3-f41510ed9bce.html</ref> Liz Cheney is the [[neoconservative]] daughter of former Vice President [[Dick Cheney]]. | + | Cheney obtained an appointment by Democrat [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]] to the [[partisan]] [[Pelosi Panel]] witchhunt investigating the [[2021 Capitol protests|January 6 Capitol protests]] after a bi-partisan panel had been voted down. Originally elected as a [[Republican]], on May 12, 2021, Cheney was removed from her leadership position within the House [[GOP]] conference. The Republican Party of Wyoming voted in November 2021 to no longer recognize her as a Republican due to her persistent unjustified ranting against [[Donald Trump]] and his supporters.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/Cheney-Wyoming/2021/11/15/id/1044747/</ref> Cheney lost to her [[Trump]]-endorsed rival [[Harriet Hageman]] on Jan. 22, 2022 by a vote of 59-6 among [[GOP]] leaders in [[Wyoming]].<ref>https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/harriet-hageman-wins-big-in-congressional-straw-poll-held-by-wyoming-gop-activists/article_5ee6224a-5705-5250-b6a3-f41510ed9bce.html</ref> Liz Cheney is the [[neoconservative]] daughter of former Vice President [[Dick Cheney]]. |
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| | In December 2021, Cheney violated basic standards of decency by releasing private text messages provided by [[Mark Meadows]], and then Cheney misleadingly pretended they implicated President [[Trump]] when he was not even a sender or recipient of any of the texts. Cheney has gone on a rampage against Meadows and other Republicans, voting to hold Meadows and others in contempt for possible imprisonment. | | In December 2021, Cheney violated basic standards of decency by releasing private text messages provided by [[Mark Meadows]], and then Cheney misleadingly pretended they implicated President [[Trump]] when he was not even a sender or recipient of any of the texts. Cheney has gone on a rampage against Meadows and other Republicans, voting to hold Meadows and others in contempt for possible imprisonment. |
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| | Cheney opposed standing up against [[Democrat election fraud]] on Jan. 6, 2021, and espoused [[Leftist]] talking points [[demonize|demonizing]] President Trump and Trump supporters as "white supremacists" and "domestic terrorists." | | Cheney opposed standing up against [[Democrat election fraud]] on Jan. 6, 2021, and espoused [[Leftist]] talking points [[demonize|demonizing]] President Trump and Trump supporters as "white supremacists" and "domestic terrorists." |
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| − | Married to an attorney who is a partner at a wealthy [[liberal]] [[D.C.]] law firm, Cheney has served in the State Department as a senior Middle East advisor. A [[neoconservative]] and [[RINO]], Cheney has attacked and opposed [[President Trump]] and many prominent [[conservatives]] using [[lamestream media]] agitprop to appease the D.C. [[establishment]]. After her election to Congress, she served as the chair of the House Republican Conference, but many prominent House Republicans and [[Wyoming]] constituents called on her to resign after her disgraceful siding with [[Dems]] in their unjustified second [[impeachment and removal|impeachment]] of President [[Donald Trump|Trump]]. She even "quietly orchestrated a Washington Post op-ed by 10 living former defense secretaries cautioning that then-President Trump might attempt to politicize the military."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/07/pal-says-liz-cheney-planned-anti-trump-op-ed-by-10-defense-secretaries/</ref> As a result, she was removed from her leadership post by House Republicans in May 2021.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/05/12/breaking-liz-cheney-ousted-from-gop-leadership-n1446271</ref> | + | Married to an attorney who is a partner at a wealthy [[liberal]] [[D.C.]] law firm, Cheney has served in the State Department as a senior Middle East advisor. A [[neoconservative]] and [[RINO]], Cheney has attacked and opposed [[President Trump]] and many prominent [[conservatives]] using [[lamestream media]] [[agitprop]] to appease the D.C. [[establishment]]. After her election to Congress, she served as the chair of the House Republican Conference, but many prominent House Republicans and [[Wyoming]] constituents called on her to resign after her disgraceful siding with [[Dems]] in their unjustified second [[impeachment and removal|impeachment]] of President [[Donald Trump|Trump]]. She even "quietly orchestrated a ''Washington Post'' op-ed by 10 living former defense secretaries cautioning that then-President Trump might attempt to politicize the military."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/07/pal-says-liz-cheney-planned-anti-trump-op-ed-by-10-defense-secretaries/</ref> As a result, she was removed from her leadership post by House Republicans in May 2021.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/05/12/breaking-liz-cheney-ousted-from-gop-leadership-n1446271</ref> |
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| | Capping more than a year of estrangement from conservatives and general failure, Cheney lost the GOP primary election to Hageman on August 16, 2022. Hageman's margin of victory over Cheney was nearly 40 points, one of the worst defeats for an incumbent politician in American history.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/harriet-hageman-sees-her-landslide-victory-over-liz-cheney-in-wyoming-as-beacon-for-the-nation-we-re-fed-up/ar-AA10M9BT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=72c3853ea8c84b028d1758e61f869223 Harriet Hageman Sees Her Landslide Victory Over Liz Cheney In Wyoming As Beacon For The Nation: 'We're Fed Up']. Fox News, August 17, 2022.</ref> | | Capping more than a year of estrangement from conservatives and general failure, Cheney lost the GOP primary election to Hageman on August 16, 2022. Hageman's margin of victory over Cheney was nearly 40 points, one of the worst defeats for an incumbent politician in American history.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/harriet-hageman-sees-her-landslide-victory-over-liz-cheney-in-wyoming-as-beacon-for-the-nation-we-re-fed-up/ar-AA10M9BT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=72c3853ea8c84b028d1758e61f869223 Harriet Hageman Sees Her Landslide Victory Over Liz Cheney In Wyoming As Beacon For The Nation: 'We're Fed Up']. Fox News, August 17, 2022.</ref> |
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| | Cheney raised $7 million for her 2022 reelection campaign, with only $202,980 of it from Wyoming.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/03/donors-from-outside-of-wyoming-make-up-the-majority-of-rep-liz-cheneys-record-breaking-fundraising-during-the-2022-election-cycle/</ref> | | Cheney raised $7 million for her 2022 reelection campaign, with only $202,980 of it from Wyoming.<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/03/donors-from-outside-of-wyoming-make-up-the-majority-of-rep-liz-cheneys-record-breaking-fundraising-during-the-2022-election-cycle/</ref> |
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| | *Moore, Mark (July 23, 2020). [https://nypost.com/2020/07/23/trump-hits-at-liz-cheney-as-republicans-call-on-her-to-step-down/ Trump hits at Liz Cheney as Republicans call on her to step down]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 9, 2021.</ref> | | *Moore, Mark (July 23, 2020). [https://nypost.com/2020/07/23/trump-hits-at-liz-cheney-as-republicans-call-on-her-to-step-down/ Trump hits at Liz Cheney as Republicans call on her to step down]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 9, 2021.</ref> |
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| − | A [[neoconservative]] and hawkish backer of [[perpetual war]], Cheney worked with liberal [[anti-Trump]] Democrats in early July 2020 to undermine [[President Trump]]'s plans to withdraw troops from the [[Middle East]].<ref>Greewald, Glenn (July 2, 2020). [https://theintercept.com/2020/07/02/house-democrats-working-with-liz-cheney-restrict-trumps-planned-withdrawal-of-troops-from-afghanistan-and-germany/ House Democrats, Working With Liz Cheney, Restrict Trump’s Planned Withdrawal of Troops From Afghanistan and Germany]. ''The Intercept''. Retrieved January 9, 2021.</ref> | + | A [[neoconservative]] and hawkish backer of [[perpetual war]], Cheney worked with liberal [[anti-Trump]] Democrats in early July 2020 to undermine [[President Trump]]'s plans to withdraw troops from the [[Middle East]].<ref>Greewald, Glenn (July 2, 2020). [https://theintercept.com/2020/07/02/house-democrats-working-with-liz-cheney-restrict-trumps-planned-withdrawal-of-troops-from-afghanistan-and-germany/ House Democrats, Working With Liz Cheney, Restrict Trump’s Planned Withdrawal of Troops From Afghanistan and Germany]. ''[[The Intercept]]''. Retrieved January 9, 2021.</ref> |
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| | Following heavy [[2020 Election fraud timeline|election fraud]] in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]], Cheney in late November 2020 called for Trump to concede.<ref>Baumann, Beth (November 20, 2020). [https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/11/22/sorry-liz-president-trump-claps-back-at-rep-cheneys-calls-to-accept-the-ele-n2580486 How Trump Responded When a High-Ranking Republican Called on Him to Concede]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved January 9, 2021.</ref> She later sent a memo to other House Republicans in opposition to objecting to the Biden electors.<ref>Multiple references: | | Following heavy [[2020 Election fraud timeline|election fraud]] in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]], Cheney in late November 2020 called for Trump to concede.<ref>Baumann, Beth (November 20, 2020). [https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/11/22/sorry-liz-president-trump-claps-back-at-rep-cheneys-calls-to-accept-the-ele-n2580486 How Trump Responded When a High-Ranking Republican Called on Him to Concede]. ''Townhall''. Retrieved January 9, 2021.</ref> She later sent a memo to other House Republicans in opposition to objecting to the Biden electors.<ref>Multiple references: |
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| | *Kruta, Virginia (January 6, 2021). [https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/06/liz-cheney-says-trump-created-incited-mob/ ‘He Lit The Flame’: Liz Cheney Says Trump Created And Incited The Mob]. ''Daily Caller''. Retrieved January 9, 2021.</ref> | | *Kruta, Virginia (January 6, 2021). [https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/06/liz-cheney-says-trump-created-incited-mob/ ‘He Lit The Flame’: Liz Cheney Says Trump Created And Incited The Mob]. ''Daily Caller''. Retrieved January 9, 2021.</ref> |
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| − | Based upon Cheney's unreasonable support of Trump's second impeachment, more than 115 members of the U.S. House favor removing Cheney as chair of the House GOP Conference, over half of the conference no longer supports her. These Republican members want to express no confidence in Cheney’s leadership.<ref>Moran, Sean & Matthew Boyle. [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/19/half-of-house-gop-supports-movement-to-remove-liz-cheney-as-house-gop-chair/ Half of House GOP Supports Movement to Remove Liz Cheney as House GOP Chair], Breitbart, January 19, 2021.</ref><ref>Brufke, Juliegrace. [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534908-more-than-half-of-House-GOP-sign-petition-to-debate-resolution-calling-on-Cheney More than half of House GOP commits to vote for a resolution calling for Cheney to step down from leadership], The Hill, Washington, DC, January 19, 2021.</ref> Andy Biggs and Matt Rosendale are promoting a petition to hold a special conference meeting so that a debate and a vote be held on a resolution calling on Cheney to resign. Cheney survived the 2021 closed-door vote reportedly by a 145–61 tally.<ref>Brufke, Juliegrace; Lillis, Mike; Wong, Scott (February 3, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537272-republicans-rally-to-keep-cheney-in-power Republicans rally to keep Cheney in power]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 10, 2021.</ref> | + | Based upon Cheney's unreasonable support of Trump's second impeachment, more than 115 members of the U.S. House favor removing Cheney as chair of the House GOP Conference, over half of the conference no longer supports her. These Republican members want to express no [[confidence]] in Cheney’s leadership.<ref>Moran, Sean & Matthew Boyle. [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/19/half-of-house-gop-supports-movement-to-remove-liz-cheney-as-house-gop-chair/ Half of House GOP Supports Movement to Remove Liz Cheney as House GOP Chair], Breitbart, January 19, 2021.</ref><ref>Brufke, Juliegrace. [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534908-more-than-half-of-House-GOP-sign-petition-to-debate-resolution-calling-on-Cheney More than half of House GOP commits to vote for a resolution calling for Cheney to step down from leadership], The Hill, Washington, DC, January 19, 2021.</ref> Andy Biggs and Matt Rosendale are promoting a petition to hold a special conference meeting so that a debate and a vote be held on a resolution calling on Cheney to resign. Cheney survived the 2021 closed-door vote reportedly by a 145–61 tally.<ref>Brufke, Juliegrace; Lillis, Mike; Wong, Scott (February 3, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537272-republicans-rally-to-keep-cheney-in-power Republicans rally to keep Cheney in power]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 10, 2021.</ref> |
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| | Based upon her unreasonable support of Trump's second impeachment, Wyoming state Senator Anthony Bouchard has announced a primary challenge to Cheney in 2022.<ref>Zanona, Melanie & Olivia Beavers. [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/liz-cheneys-problems-pile-up-461218 Liz Cheney’s problems pile up], Politico, January 21, 2021.</ref> The Wyoming Republican Party voted on February 6, 2021, to censure Cheney for voting to impeach Trump. The vote was overwhelming, only eight members out of 74 members of the state party's central committee opposed the censure.<ref>Pentchoukov, Ivan. [https://www.theepochtimes.com/wyoming-republican-party-censures-cheney-for-voting-to-impeach-trump_3688001.htmlWyoming Republican Party Censures Cheney Over Vote to Impeach Trump], ''The Epoch Times'', February 7, 2021.</ref> Over the next several months, other members of the House GOP leadership began distancing themselves from the [[Quisling]], and on May 12, the caucus voted to remove her as chair. Afterwards, Cheney remained defiant, claiming, without evidence, that Trump lacked "dedication to the Constitution," and vowing she would do everything in her power to prevent him from winning a third election as President.<ref>Margolis, Matt. [https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/05/12/breaking-liz-cheney-ousted-from-gop-leadership-n1446271 Breaking: Liz Cheney Ousted from GOP Leadership], PJ Media, May 12, 2021.</ref> | | Based upon her unreasonable support of Trump's second impeachment, Wyoming state Senator Anthony Bouchard has announced a primary challenge to Cheney in 2022.<ref>Zanona, Melanie & Olivia Beavers. [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/liz-cheneys-problems-pile-up-461218 Liz Cheney’s problems pile up], Politico, January 21, 2021.</ref> The Wyoming Republican Party voted on February 6, 2021, to censure Cheney for voting to impeach Trump. The vote was overwhelming, only eight members out of 74 members of the state party's central committee opposed the censure.<ref>Pentchoukov, Ivan. [https://www.theepochtimes.com/wyoming-republican-party-censures-cheney-for-voting-to-impeach-trump_3688001.htmlWyoming Republican Party Censures Cheney Over Vote to Impeach Trump], ''The Epoch Times'', February 7, 2021.</ref> Over the next several months, other members of the House GOP leadership began distancing themselves from the [[Quisling]], and on May 12, the caucus voted to remove her as chair. Afterwards, Cheney remained defiant, claiming, without evidence, that Trump lacked "dedication to the Constitution," and vowing she would do everything in her power to prevent him from winning a third election as President.<ref>Margolis, Matt. [https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/05/12/breaking-liz-cheney-ousted-from-gop-leadership-n1446271 Breaking: Liz Cheney Ousted from GOP Leadership], PJ Media, May 12, 2021.</ref> |
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| − | Cheney is married to Phillip Perry. Perry is a Partner at Latham & Watkins, a law firm with offices in [[Shanghai]] and [[Beijing]]. Latham & Watkins describes itself as “advising” the technology firm Tencent on its investment in an American company. Tencent has been described by the State Department’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation as a “tool of the [[PRC|Chinese government]],” noting the company has “no meaningful ability to tell the [[Chinese Communist Party]] ‘no’ if officials decide to ask for their assistance.” It provides “a foundation of technology-facilitated [[surveillance]] and social control” as part of the CCP’s broader crusade “to shape the world consistent with its [[authoritarian]] model,” the State Department report adds. [[Amnesty International]] rated Tencent’s data encryption capabilities zero out of 100, noting it hadn’t “stated publicly that they will not grant government requests to backdoor.” | + | Cheney is married to Phillip Perry, a partner at Latham & Watkins, a law firm with offices in [[Shanghai]] and [[Beijing]]. Latham & Watkins describes itself as “advising” the technology firm Tencent on its investment in an American company. Tencent has been described by the State Department’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation as a “tool of the [[PRC|Chinese government]],” noting the company has “no meaningful ability to tell the [[Chinese Communist Party]] ‘no’ if officials decide to ask for their assistance.” It provides “a foundation of technology-facilitated [[surveillance]] and social control” as part of the CCP’s broader crusade “to shape the world consistent with its [[authoritarian]] model,” the State Department report adds. [[Amnesty International]] rated Tencent’s data encryption capabilities zero out of 100, noting it hadn’t “stated publicly that they will not grant government requests to backdoor.” |
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| − | On January 31, 2021, Latham & Watkins boasted that it successfully “persuaded” the U.S. government to lift Trump-era sanctions on state-owned China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (COSCO). COSCO is a controversial, Shanghai-based logistics company labeled as a “thinly veiled arm of the [[PLA|Chinese military]]” by a task force of the U.S. House of Representatives. Eleven of its 13 executives boast of high-level CCP affiliations on COSCO’s website. Latham & Watkins also employs as one of Perry's fellow Partners, Hui Xu, whose bio describes him as previously working for China’s Ministry of Commerce where he handled trade remedy, intellectual property, and [[World Trade Organization]] matters. The firm also tracks legislative developments in the CCP, often praising the regime’s “vigorous” environmental laws, even noting “[[President Xi]]’s announcement signals a renewed effort to improve the fragmented political infrastructure of environmental governance in China.” Latham & Watkins has also praised China’s Five-Year Plans for its “increased focus on [[climate change]] and a more open trade environment.”<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/liz-cheney-husbands-firm-reps-ccp-clients/</ref> | + | On January 31, 2021, Latham & Watkins boasted that it successfully “persuaded” the [[U.S. government]] to lift Trump-era sanctions on state-owned China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (COSCO). COSCO is a controversial, [[Shanghai]]-based [[logistics]] company labeled as a “thinly veiled arm of the [[PLA|Chinese military]]” by a task force of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Eleven of its 13 executives boast of high-level CCP affiliations on COSCO’s website. Latham & Watkins also employs as one of Perry's fellow Partners, Hui Xu, whose bio describes him as previously working for China’s Ministry of Commerce where he handled trade remedy, intellectual property, and [[World Trade Organization]] matters. The firm also tracks legislative developments in the CCP, often praising the regime’s “vigorous” environmental laws, even noting “[[President Xi]]’s announcement signals a renewed effort to improve the fragmented political infrastructure of environmental governance in China.” Latham & Watkins has also praised China’s Five-Year Plans for its “increased focus on [[climate change]] and a more open trade environment.”<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/liz-cheney-husbands-firm-reps-ccp-clients/</ref> |
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| | *[https://ballotpedia.org/Liz_Cheney Profile] at ''Ballotpedia | | *[https://ballotpedia.org/Liz_Cheney Profile] at ''Ballotpedia |
| | + | *[https://t.me/IntelRepublic/45111 CREEPY JOE REFUSES TO LET GO OF LIZ CHENEY'S HAND] |
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