“I NEVER said, or even thought of saying, ‘Hang Mike Pence.’ This is either a made up story by somebody looking to become a star, or FAKE NEWS!” Trump wrote Friday on his social media platform Truth Social. The committee did not present evidence to support the allegation Thursday and Trump denied it in a statement. “You will hear that President Trump was yelling and ‘really angry’ at advisers who told him he needed to be doing something more,” Cheney said, “and - aware of the rioters’ chants to hang Mike Pence - the president responded with this sentiment quote: ‘Maybe our supporters have the right idea.’ Mike Pence quote ‘deserves it.'” 6, 2021, riot, made the claim in her opening statement at the committee’s first primetime hearing, which included an 11-minute video tracing the violence as it unfolded, soundtracked by increasingly frantic police radio communications. Liz Cheney alleged Thursday that then-President Donald Trump said during last year’s Capitol riot that Vice President Mike Pence “deserves” to be hanged as Trump supporters chanted “hang Mike Pence.”Ĭheney, the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 indictmentĮx-prez’s motorcade delayed by herd of goats: Trump indictment updates 6 caseįormer President Trump arraigned in federal court, pleads not guilty to Jan. Inside Trump arraignment: Ex-prez lawyers lay groundwork to hold up Jan. Trump judge ‘irked’ ex-prez with greeting - and sent social media into a spin

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