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Bennie Thompson

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Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been a prominent voice in Congress on issues related to homeland security, having served as the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on various aspects of national security and has been an advocate for addressing threats posed by terrorism and drug cartels.

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Jul 1, 2022

Because of this courageous woman, and others like her, you attempt to hide the truth from the American people will fail.

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Jun 28, 2022

Although, so much of grave importance happens in the West Wing of the White House, it`s a quite a small building.

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Jun 27, 2022

Yes. Obviously, you will have to go through the hearings. But we have a number of witnesses, who've come forward that people have not talked to before.

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Jun 27, 2022

Given her extensive background in National security, she knows the threats we face whether at home, abroad, or in cyber space.

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Jun 27, 2022

Her leadership led to new legislation that would provide cyber forensics training for State and local law enforcement and create an program to help ensure the Government is prepared for a major cyber attack.

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Jun 27, 2022

Cybersecurity is a topic that Chairwoman Slotkin has championed since she came to Congress, and she has worked tirelessly to keep the people of Michigan safe from cyber crime.

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Jun 27, 2022

But the fact is there are more people with direct knowledge with evidence germane to our investigation. I asked those who might be on the fence about cooperating to reach out to us.

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Jun 27, 2022

I am pleased that Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee Chairwoman Slotkin is holding this hearing on such a pressing issue, in her district with her constituents.

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Jun 22, 2022

the committee has a tip line. And that you can call in and let them know about any evidence you may have, that you think you want them to see.

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Jun 22, 2022

He pressured the Justice Department to act as an arm of his reelection campaign.

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Jun 22, 2022

Those who say the election was affected by widespread voter fraud are lying.

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Jun 22, 2022

Donald Trump lost in court dozens and dozens of times.

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Jun 22, 2022

Find me the votes. Send fake electors. Just say the election was corrupt.

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Jun 22, 2022

There was the scheme to get the former Vice President, Mike Pence, to violate the law and the Constitution.

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Jun 22, 2022

We`ve taken in some additional information. That information is going to require additional review by staff and the committee that we did not have when we had initial planning for the committee.

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Jun 22, 2022

the January 6th investigators have given us a resounding yes, on both of those.

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Jun 21, 2022

Over the past several years, this country has seen a rapid proliferation of new technologies, from artificial intelligence (AI) to internet of things (IoT) to quantum computing.

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Jun 21, 2022

With an enhanced threat landscape, we are now facing more cyber threats from our adversaries than ever before.

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Jun 21, 2022

As a result of these new technologies, our attack surface has grown, and our adversaries have developed new tactics designed to directly harm U.S. democratic institutions, economic interests, and National security.

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Jun 20, 2022

When the pressure campaign failed and Mike Pence fulfilled his Constitutional obligation, Donald Trump turned a violent mob loose on him.

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Jun 20, 2022

We must reject violence. We must embrace our Constitution with the reverence it deserves, take our oath of office and duties as citizens seriously, informed by the knowledge of right and wrong, and armed with no more than the power of our…

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Jun 20, 2022

President Trump's pressure campaign against State officials existed in all the key battleground States that he lost, but the former President had a particular obsession with Georgia.

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Jun 20, 2022

But, for Donald Trump, these witnesses and others like them were another roadblock to his attempt to cling to power.

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Jun 20, 2022

The American people have not yet heard from Mr. Trump's former White House Counsel, Pat Cipollone.

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