Bennie Thompson actually said...

"A violent insurrection to overturn an election is not an abstract thing as we've heard."

"What this Committee, what all of us will do to fortify our democracy against coups, political violence, and campaigns to steal elections away from the people."

"American carnage, that is Donald Trump's true legacy."

"I wonder what former President Trump would say to someone like Sergeant Gonell who must now go about remaking his life."