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Bennie Thompson: “His life was in danger. I would hope that he would do the right thing and come forward and voluntarily talk to the…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2022
His life was in danger. I would hope that he would do the right thing and come forward and voluntarily talk to the committee.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
Source
msnbc.com

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Bennie Thompson urged Mike Pence to testify about the events surrounding January 6.

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