Liz Cheney says Trump hasn't shown any remorse for January 6 riot: 'People must pay attention'

• The January 6 committee plans to hold a public hearing next week.
• Rep. Liz Cheney says she thinks it will get people to pay attention to what happened.

GOP Rep. Liz Cheney said Trump hasn't shown any remorse following the Capitol riot and believes the first January 6 public hearing from the House committee investigating the insurrection will get people to care.

Cheney told CBS' Robert Costa that the insurrection is an "ongoing threat."

"You know, we are not in a situation where former President Trump has expressed any sense of remorse about what happened," Cheney said. "We are in fact in a situation where he continues to use even more extreme language, frankly, than the language that caused the attack. And so, people must pay attention. People must watch, and they must understand how easily our democratic system can unravel if we don't defend it."

Cheney is one of just two Republicans on the January 6 House select committee. The committee plans to hold public hearings this month, with the first one scheduled for June 9. So far in their investigation, the committee has interviewed over 900 people, and issued dozens of subpoenas for cooperation into the investigation.

Cheney has also been a frequent target of Trump after she voted to impeach the former president for his role in the riot.

Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman, a primary challenger against Cheney in Wyoming. He campaigned for Hageman at a rally last Saturday.

Cheney also said there's a cult mentality around Trump in the GOP.

"We have too many people now, in the Republican Party, who are not taking their responsibility seriously, and who have pledged their allegiance and loyalty to Donald Trump,"she told Costa.

Trump's office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.