Two years ago, I won this primary with 73% of the vote.

I could easily have done the same again.

The path was clear.

But it would have required that I go along with President Trump's lie about the 2020 election.

It would have required that I enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and

attack the foundations of our republic.

That was a path I could not and would not take.

Another loss for Republicans who refused to go along with Donald Trump's big lie.

Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney will give up her seat in January,

but she says her work is far from finished. We'll have much more from yesterday's primary elections

just ahead. Plus, we're learning more about who the FBI interviewed and what agents saw

before they seized classified documents from the former president's home.

Meanwhile, in Washington, President Joe Biden celebrates a major legislative win ahead of the midterms,

something that seemed very unlikely just a couple of months ago.

Thank you. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Wednesday, August 17th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Thanks for starting your day with us.

We'll begin this morning with a big win for former President Trump and a huge loss for Republicans against his lies about election fraud. GOP congresswoman Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the January

6th Select Committee, and a one-time leader of the House GOP was just ousted by a landslide

in Wyoming's primary. Trump's name wasn't on the ballot, but he loomed large after he made Cheney his number

one target on his revenge tour against Republicans who stood against him after the Capitol

attack.

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