Kamala Harris rally: Liz Cheney says vice president is 'in the breach at a critical moment' for US – live | US elections 2024

Cheney quotes Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer: “The lesson of our history is that the task of merely maintaining strong and stable the structures of a constitutional order is endless, the continuous and unceasing work of every generation.”

We must elect what Abraham Lincoln called a leader with a “sincere heart,” she says.

Cheney turns her attention to JD Vance.

“Vance has said repeatedly,” she says, that he supported Trump on January 6th.

“History always teaches us that democracies can fail,” she says.

Cheney's tone is calm and calm – she sounds almost calm – and very serious.

“We the people defend our institutions,” Cheney said. “And our institutions took place on January 6th” because of courageous people.

“Especially because of the courage of the men and women in law enforcement.”

“Any person who would do these things can never be trusted with power again,” Cheney said.

“We must defeat Trump on November 5th.”

Cheney says that when Trump learned that Pence had been taken to a safe location, he said, “So what?”

Here is a summary of this section of the Justice Department filing:

The filing states that Trump said, “So what?” after being told that Pence had subsequently been taken to a safe location.

The indictment says the government does not intend to use the exchange in court. However, it is argued that the tweet itself was “unofficial”.

The filing said Pence “tried to encourage Trump as a friend” when news networks predicted a Biden victory on Nov. 7. This in turn leads to the claim that Trump acted in a private capacity.

Pence allegedly told Trump: “You have breathed new life into a dying political party.”

Cheney is now speaking about the events of January 6th.

The facts about what Donald Trump did that day come not from Trump's opponents, Cheney says, but from those closest to him.

Cheney was one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 riots.

Every president in U.S. history has fulfilled his duty to oversee the peaceful transfer of power, she says. “Any president except Donald Trump.”

Here's a look at court documents unsealed yesterday in which federal prosecutors argue that Donald Trump was not immune from prosecution on January 6 because he acted in a private capacity and sought advice from private advisers:

The peaceful transition of power is crucial to American democracy, she says.

“Violence does not and must never decide who governs us – the voters decide,” she says.

“As we meet here today, our republic faces a threat the likes of which we have never faced before,” she said.

Trump refused to accept the 2020 results, she says.

“Putting patriotism above partisanship is not an entitlement, but our duty,” she says.

“Harris stands in the breach at a critical moment in our history,” Cheney said