What is not in question is that Cheney has staked her legacy on her relentless anti-Trump activism - a reputation that will become only more deeply entrenched as the select committee airs its investigative findings in a long series of public hearings that will dominate discussion in Washington through the rest of the month.
Whether that thing is a self-sacrificing desire to save the country’s democratic traditions from the former president or an egomaniacal effort to advance her own fame and political powers largely depends on the perspective of her fans and critics. Let him remain there’īut as Cheney’s attacks on Trump have grown only louder, it’s increasingly clear she’s motivated by something other than securing her future in the lower chamber. NY Post editorial board: ‘Trump can’t look past 2020.