Olivia Horlacher said she was at the U. S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the day chaos erupted, but was not part of the mob, never got close to the building, and acted lawfully. This week, the newly-elected secretary of the state Republican Party said FBI agents came to her home to ask her questions about what she witnessed. Caption: KUTV: Brian Mullahy reports
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Curtis says Cheney is right that the 2020 election was legitimate, but he may support her ouster anyway
Rep. John Curtis agrees with Rep. Liz Cheney.
He agrees the presidential election was legitimate, and Republicans should resist those who tell lies about it, including former President Donald Trump.
But that doesn’t mean he won’t vote to remove Cheney for her leadership position within the House Republican caucus.
New Utah GOP leader attended Capitol insurrection, report says
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Olivia Dawn Horlacher campaigns during Utah Republican Partyâs 2021 Organizing Convention at the Maverik Center in West Valley City on Saturday, May 1, 2021, where she was elected party secretary.
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SALT LAKE CITY â The newly-elected Utah GOP party secretary attended the U.S. Capitol insurrection in January, the
In a social media post on Jan. 8, two days after the deadly Capitol riots, Horlacher shared photos and video of her at a rally in Washington, D.C. where former President Trump spoke to a large crowd of his supporters. Horlacher also shared photos of her among the crowd outside the U.S. Capitol building.
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The reception Republican delegates gave Gov. Spencer Cox at Utahâs GOP convention earlier this month was an indication something unexpected could happen.
Cox was booed as he took the stage to speak. The delegates who heckled him were the same delegates who just a year ago gave him a convincing convention win over six other Republicans running for governor.
The same delegates who heckled Cox also booed Sen. Mitt Romney for having the temerity to stand up to former President Donald Trump.
They then slapped down members of the Utah Republican establishment, rejecting their preferred slate of candidates for the party leadership elections and cleaning house at GOP headquarters.