"Karl: Have these hearings gotten you closer to that goal -- making him toxic and not a viable candidate? Liz Cheney: That's not the goal of the hearings. It's crucial for the country to make sure that he's never anywhere near the Oval Office again. The goal of the hearings is to make sure that the American people understand what happened; to help inform legislation, legislative changes that we might need to make," she said. "I think it's also the case that there's not a single thing that I have learned, as we have been involved in this investigation, that has made me less concerned. There's no question: A man as dangerous as Donald Trump can absolutely never be anywhere near the Oval Office ever again."
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Elizabeth Lynne Cheney (/ˈtʃeɪni/; born 28 July 1966) is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023. She was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs in the George W. Bush administration and chaired the House Republican Conference, the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership, from 2019 to 2021. She currently serves as Professor of Practice at the [[w:University of
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