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Jan. 6 Committee
The United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (commonly referred to as the January 6th Committee) was a Select or special committee (United States Congress), select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives established to investigate the January 6 United States Capitol attack, U.S. Capitol attack. After refusing to concede the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 U.S. presidential election and perpetuating Big lie#Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election, false and disproven claims of widespread voter fraud, then-President Donald Trump summoned a mob of protestors to the Capitol as 2021 United States Electoral College vote count, the electoral votes were being counted on January 6, 2021. During the House Committee's subsequent investigation, people gave Testimony, sworn testimony that Trump knew he lost the election.* * * * * The Committee issued a subpoena requiring Trump to testify, ident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennie Thompson
Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson served as the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023. He was both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the committee. Since 2011, he has been the only Democrat in Mississippi's congressional delegation, and since 2018 he has been the dean of the delegation after Thad Cochran left Congress. Thompson's district includes most of Jackson and is the only majority-black district in the state. It is about long, wide, and borders the Mississippi River. The Mississippi Delta comprises the vast majority of the district. Early life, education, and career Thompson was born in Bolton, Mississippi, the son of Will Thompson and Annie (Lauris) Thompson. He attended Hinds County public schools and graduated from Hinds County Agricultural Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
