'An attempted coup': Rep. Bennie Thompson tells the world what happened on Jan. 6, 2021

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the Jan. 6 Committee, delivered a powerful speech outlining what his committee will show the world.

by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today‘An attempted coup’: Rep. Bennie Thompson tells the world what happened on Jan. 6, 2021 by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today June 10, 2022 The eyes of the world were on Rep. Bennie Thompson, the longtime congressman from Mississippi, on Thursday night as the special House committee he chairs held a prime-time hearing regarding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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