Donald Trump said a former Republican lawmaker belongs in jail, but that man isn't backing down against the president-elect's threats.
Trump recently said members of Jan. 6 committee that investigated him during the final days of his first term "should be jailed," according to the Washington Post.
“Everybody on that committee … for what they did, yeah, honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump said in an interview, according to the Post.
Former Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger, of Illinois, a member of that committee, responded on Sunday. In an article entitled "Bring It On, Donald: The January 6 Committee Stands on Truth," Kinzinger argues that the president-elect's "latest threat to 'jail' members of the January 6 Committee is nothing more than the desperate howl of a man who knows history will regard him with shame."
"Let me be clear: we did nothing wrong," he then added. "The January 6 Committee's work was driven by facts, the Constitution, and the pursuit of accountability—principles that seem foreign to Trump."
Trump says everyone on the Jan. 6 committee — including Liz Cheney —should ‘go to jail’
"If Donald wants to pursue this vindictive fantasy, I say bring it on. I’m not intimidated by a man whose actions on January 6th showed a cowardly disregard for democracy and the rule of law. A man too frightened to serve in the military, and who requires a strong man like Putin to feel secure. While his supporters were attacking the Capitol, Trump sat in the White House, watching in glee as law enforcement and elected officials scrambled to protect our republic."
Kinzinger goes on to argue that the findings of the committee "cannot be erased by threats or political theater."
"Our hearings laid bare the reality: this was no spontaneous protest. It was an assault on the foundations of our democracy, encouraged and abetted by the former president himself," he added.
