Crash Course: Liz Cheney's smug, self-satisfied con job: Don't fall for it

Liz Cheney stood by Trump for 3.9 years while he loaded up the Supreme Court with Visigoths. Don't be fooled [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkv6tBP0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci8zODMzVwNzcGNCCmLVQSbdYuLNAp1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkv6tBP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpi1UEm3WLizQKdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Liz Cheney's smug, self-satisfied con job: Don't fall for it You don't even have to look for the tell. It's right there in the first thing they say after they "cooperate" with the Jan. 6 Committee: The Republican functionary witnesses sit there looking smug and self-satisfied as they tell what they know about what Trump did and the puny shit they did to try to stop him, and when they're finished they've been told they can smile and say, "but just look at his accomplishments." [Read the rest from Lucian K. 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Thursday night's hearing, which covered Donald Trump's actions the day of the Capitol insurrection, did not disappoint. [As Heather "Digby" Parton recounts,](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkv6tBP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjIvMjQtaG91cnMtb2YtYS1jb3VwLWphbi02LWhlYXJpbmdzLWVuZC13aXRoLWRhbW1pbmctbWludXRlLWJ5LW1pbnV0ZS1hY2NvdW50LW9mLWNydXNhZGUvVwNzcGNCCmLVQSbdYuLNAp1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) the committee painted a vivid picture of Trump spending hours reveling in the violence he had knowingly unleashed on the Capitol, while making threatening calls to Republican senators, demanding the White House. [Read the rest from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkv6tBP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjIvZm94LW5ld3MtZGVzcGVyYXRlLWRpc3RyYWN0aW9uLWNpcmN1cy1hbnl0aGluZy10by1oYXZlLXZpZXdlcnMtaWdub3JlLXRoZS1qYW51YXJ5LTYtaGVhcmluZ3MvVwNzcGNCCmLVQSbdYuLNAp1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Desus and Mero Broke Up Over Their Manager," [Puck](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkv6tBP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvZGVzdXMtYW5kLW1lcm8tYnJva2UtdXAtb3Zlci10aGVpci1tYW5hZ2VyL1cDc3BjQgpi1UEm3WLizQKdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkv6tBP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3RlY2hub2xvZ3kvMjAyMi8wNy8yMi9zb3V0aC1jYXJvbGluYS1iaWxsLWFib3J0aW9uLXdlYnNpdGVzLz91dG1fc291cmNlPXJlZGRpdC5jb21XA3NwY0IKYtVBJt1i4s0CnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Vince McMahon announces retirement from WWE amid misconduct investigation," [NBC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkv6tBP0SCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy91cy1uZXdzL3ZpbmNlLW1jbWFob24tYW5ub3VuY2VzLXJldGlyZW1lbnQtd3dlLW1pc2NvbmR1Y3QtaW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbi1yY25hMzk2NDc_Y2lkPXNtX25wZF9ubl90d19tYVcDc3BjQgpi1UEm3WLizQKdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Man In Underwear Interrupts CNBC Stock Segment Because... 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The coyotes came in broad daylight and devoured him and five others including the magnificent White Boy. Any solutions for getting rid of six large and aggressive coyotes who have expensive tastes when it comes to poultry? We are no longer allowing the peafowl out of their yard, we are enclosing the top of their large yard with wire fencing etc." [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkv6tBP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjMvbWFydGhhLXN0ZXdhcnQtbG9zdC1zaXgtcGVhY29ja3MtaW4tYS1kYXl0aW1lLWNveW90ZS9XA3NwY0IKYtVBJt1i4s0CnVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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