Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who served as

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who served as vice chair of the House Select January 6 Committee, told Terry Gross, host of NPR’s “Fresh Air,” that the committee’s efforts to investigate the episode hit a dead-end.

“The Department of Justice obviously has tools that the select committee did not have,” Cheney told Gross. “And I do think they are the best place to get to the bottom of, why were the Oath Keepers talking about Ronny Jackson, and exactly what data did he have that they thought should be protected?”

An email from Raw Story to Jackson seeking comment on why his name came up in the Oath Keepers’ communications went unreturned.