Wyoming lawmaker Liz Cheney said to CBS "60 Minutes" host Lesley Stahl that "a lot" of lawmakers - both int he House and Senate - have privately cheered her on in her fight against Trump. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Cheney said on CBS' "60 Minutes" that "a lot" of House and Senate lawmakers have encouraged her privately. She said GOP lawmakers will not speak up against Trump publicly for fear of being in "political peril." Cheney added that she is not ready to cede the GOP to "the voices of extremism." See more stories on Insider's business page. Wyoming lawmaker Liz Cheney said many GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate have approached her privately and cheered her on in her fight against former President Donald Trump.