ReportingDemocrat Tells CNN He Misspoke When He Called National Guardsman’s Murder ‘Unfortunate Accident’Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson asserted on Friday that he made a mistake when he referred to the Nov. 26 murder of a National Guardsman as an “unfortunate accident.” Thompson’s remarks downplaying the…Independent Journal ReviewJul 2, 2026💬Share
ReportingDemocrat Congressman Downplays DC National Guard Murder As ‘Unfortunate Accident’Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson on Thursday called the Nov. 26 murder of a National Guardsman an “unfortunate accident.” Thompson’s downplaying of the tragedy, which resulted in West Virginia National Guard…Independent Journal ReviewJul 2, 2026💬Share
ReportingFlashback: Dems Pushed Bill To Take Away Trump’s Secret Service DetailMonths before the shooting at former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson introduced a bill in April that would have removed Trump’s Secret Service…Independent Journal ReviewJul 1, 2026💬Share
ReportingHouse Dem Staffer Fired After Posting ‘Don’t Miss Next Time’ Following Trump Assassination AttemptA staffer for Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson has been fired after suggesting “shooting lessons” following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday. Jacqueline Marshaw, a field…Independent Journal ReviewJul 1, 2026💬Share
ReportingJan. 6 Committee Delays Remaining Hearings to Unspecified DateHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s hand-picked committee investigating the Capitol incursion of 2021 has delayed its hearings. The chairman of the committee, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, announced that the…Independent Journal ReviewJun 23, 2022💬Share
Reporting‘Quite a Few Subpoenas’ Expected To Come, Jan. 6 Committee Chair SaysA Democratic lawmaker is sharing that the select committee investigation January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol will likely issue “quite a few subpoenas.” Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who is the chair of the select…Independent Journal ReviewJul 30, 2021💬Share
Reporting‘Nothing Is Off Limits’: Jan. 6 Committee Chair Says Trump Will Be Part of InquiryThe chair of the select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), says “nothing is off limits” when it comes to his inquiry. Thompson told the Guardian he is…Independent Journal ReviewJul 21, 2021💬Share
