Oath and honor : a memoir and a warning

Summary: "This is the story of the moment when American democracy began to unravel, when elected officials charged with defending our Constitution chose instead to embrace Donald Trump. It is the story of the men and women who fought to save our republic, and of the enablers and collaborators whose actions ensured the threat would grow and metastasize. It is the story of the most dangerous man ever to inhabit the Oval Office, and of the many steps he took to subvert our democracy. Liz Cheney takes listeners inside the House Chamber during the attack on January 6th. She tells the story of the hours that afternoon when she was the highest-ranking Republican member of Congress remaining on Capitol Hill as a violent mob, mobilized by Donald Trump, laid siege to the US Capitol. Following the attack, Cheney was one of just ten Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump. For that vote, and her commitment to telling the truth about what happened and upholding the rule of law, House Repulicans removed Cheney from her leadership post. The Republican National Committee censured her, claiming that January 6th was "legitimate political discourse" and absurdly accusing her of engaging in behavior that was "destructive to the republic." But Cheney steadfastly defended our republic, never wavering in her commitment to the Constitution and the truth"--

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