Trump reportedly prepared to back Cheney challenger

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FILE - In this May 16, 2018, record photo, Harriet Hageman addresses a gathering of the Wyoming Business Alliance successful Casper, Wyo. Former President Donald Trump has chosen Hageman, a favored campaigner successful his bid to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney, 1 of his astir vocal critics. That's according to a idiosyncratic acquainted with his determination who spoke connected information of anonymity up of a ceremonial announcement (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)

Posted at 3:35 PM, Sep 08, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-08 16:35:21-04

Former President Donald Trump reportedly is reportedly preparing to backmost a Republican campaigner to spell up against Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney.

The Associated Press reports that Trump volition endorse Wyoming lawyer Harriet Hageman.

Cheney is 1 of Trump's astir vocal critics. She voted to impeach him aft the Jan. 6 riots astatine the Capitol.

She besides sits connected the prime committee investigating the attack, which happened connected the aforesaid time Congress was acceptable to certify Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

According to Politico, Trump vetted and interviewed aggregate radical who privation to instrumentality connected Cheney, and settled connected Hagerman due to the fact that "she impressed him the most."

Cheney has represented Wyoming successful Congress since 2017.

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