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On the recordDecember 1, 2021
This committee`s investigation into the violent assault on our Capitol on January 6 is not a game. When this committee convenes hearings, witnesses will be called to testify under oath. Any communications Mr. Trump has with this committee will be under oath. And if he persists in lying then, he will be accountable under the laws of this great nation and subject to criminal penalties for every false word he speaks.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
Source
msnbc.com

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Thompson emphasizes the seriousness of the investigation into the January 6 Capitol assault and the accountability of Donald Trump.

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