Biden Gives Liz Cheney Award for Leadership in Jan. 6 Probe (1)

President Joe Biden presented Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompsonwith the Presidential Citizens Medal, honoring the leaders of the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol — just weeks before Donald Trump is set to reclaim the presidency.

“You are elected officials who served in difficult times with honor and decency and ensured our democracy delivers,” Biden said during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday evening that honored them and other Americans, including several lawmakers.

The White House has lauded Cheney and Thompson’s stewardship of the panel that investigated attempts to overturn ...