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GOP leaders approve resolution that says Jan. 6 was ‘legitimate political discourse’

Party leaders approved the resolution with no public debate during a meeting in Salt Lake City.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Ronna McDaniel, the GOP chairwoman, speaks during the Republican National Committee winter meeting Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Republican Party officials voted to punish GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for their roles on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection and advanced a rule change that would prohibit candidates from participating in debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates.