Published 2 years ago

Jan. 6 committee chair has COVID, Thursday hearing will proceed

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Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., announced Tuesday that he tested positive for the virus. Thompson said he will be isolating for the next several days, but Jan. 6 committee spokesman Tim Mulvey said the committee's eighth hearing this summer will proceed. The news of Thompson's diagnosis comes as the nine-member panel is preparing for the hearing. The hearing is expected to focus on what President Donald Trump was doing in the White House.

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The Independent

Jan 6 hearing still on despite chairman Bennie Thompson testing positive for Covid

The House select committee investigating the Capitol Riot on January 6 will proceed with its primetime hearing despite Chairman Bennie Thompson testing positive for Covid-19.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Jan. 6 committee chair has COVID, Thursday hearing will proceed

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has contracted COVID-19 but Thursday's primetime hearing will proceed, according to a statement from the chairman, U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Jan. 6 panel chairman has COVID, prime-time hearing still on

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee, has tested positive for COVID-19, but the panel will still hold its prime-time hearing on Thursday, according to a spokesman for the panel.

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the Jan. 6 committee, tests positive for COVID-19

It is unknown whether Thompson, who has led each of the Jan. 6 committee's seven hearings, will attend its next scheduled hearing on Thursday.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson tests positive for COVID-19

Thompson is the chairman of the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

January 6 committee chairman has Covid-19 but Thursday's hearing not impacted

Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, has tested positive for Covid-19, his office announced Tuesday.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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