Press Releases

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Chairman Thompson: "Good afternoon.

"When I think about the most basic way to explain the importance of elections in the United States, there's a phrase that always comes to mind. It may sound straightforward, but it's meaningful: We settle our differences at the ballot box.

"Sometimes my choice prevails. Sometimes yours does. But it's that simple. We cast our votes. We count the votes. If something seems off with the results, we can challenge them in court. And then we accept the results.

Washington—Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today announced that the Select Committee has subpoenaed former White House Counsel Pasquale "Pat" Cipollone for deposition testimony as a part of the committee's investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Chairman and Vice Chair released the following statement:

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Chairman Thompson: "Good afternoon.

"In our hearings over the previous weeks, the Select Committee has laid out the details of a multi-part pressure campaign driven by the former President aimed at overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election and blocking the transfer of power.

"We've shown that this effort was based on a lie—a lie that the election was stolen tainted by widespread fraud.

"Donald Trump's Big Lie.

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Chairman Thompson: "Good afternoon.

"In our previous hearings, the Select Committee showed that then President Trump applied pressure at every level of government—from local election workers up to his own Vice President—hoping public servants would give in to that pressure and help him steal an election he actually lost.

"Today, we'll tell the story of how the pressure campaign also targeted the federal agency charged with enforcement of our laws: the Department of Justice.

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Chairman Thompson: "Good afternoon.

"‘There is almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president.'

"No idea more un-American.

"I agree with that -- which is unusual -- because former Vice President Mike Pence and I don't agree on much.

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Chairman Thompson: "Good morning. Last week, the Select Committee laid out a preview of our initial findings about a conspiracy, overseen and directed by Donald Trump, to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election and block the transfer of power—a scheme unprecedented in American history.