# Liz Cheney votes to impeach Trump over January 6

Date: 2021

On 13 January 2021 Representative [Liz Cheney](/people/liz-cheney), then the third-ranking House Republican, voted with nine other Republicans to impeach [President Donald Trump](/people/mig-donald-trump) for incitement of insurrection after the attack on the Capitol.

## People

- Liz Cheney: https://factrail.ai/people/liz-cheney

## Sources

- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/07/liz-cheney-criminal-investigation-trump-tweet-mike-pence
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-impeachment/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/cheney-votes-to-impeach-trump-2021-01-13