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Bennie Thompson: “I heard the gentleman opposing this resolution. We are not actually seeking information from Mr. Bannon because of his…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2021
I heard the gentleman opposing this resolution. We are not actually seeking information from Mr. Bannon because of his opinions. We issued the subpoena because we believe he has knowledge of relevant facts that we need to discover. We are not violating anything and, certainly, not Mr. Bannon's First Amendment rights. The only violation we can talk about is the violation of this building on January 6, and Mr. Bannon's claim that the election was stolen helped foment that attack. Investigating that is also part of our charter. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Oct 21, 2021

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