Press Releases

Oct 13, 2021

Bolton, MS—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that the Select Committee has issued a subpoena to Jeffrey Clark, a former Department of Justice official reportedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and interrupt the peaceful transfer of power.

Oct 8, 2021

Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today made the following statement regarding the deadline for witnesses under subpoena to produce materials to the Select Committee:

Oct 7, 2021

Bolton, MS—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson today issued the following statement on the Majority Staff Interim Report released by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary:

Oct 7, 2021

Bolton, MS—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that the Select Committee has issued additional subpoenas seeking testimony and records related to the “Stop the Steal” rally that took place on the grounds of the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

Sep 29, 2021

Washington—Today, Chairman Bennie G. Thompson announced that the Select Committee has issued subpoenas for deposition testimony and records to individuals tied to the events and rallies leading up to the January 6th insurrection, including the January 6th rally at the Ellipse that immediately preceded the violent attack on the U.S.

Sep 23, 2021

Washington—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that he has issued a round of subpoenas for documents and testimony to four individuals with close ties to the former President who were working in or had communications with the White House on or in the days leading up to the January 6th insurrection.

Sep 17, 2021

Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY - Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) announced that John Wood, a former United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri and senior Bush Administration official, will serve as Senior Investigative Counsel for the January 6th Select Committee and Of Counsel to the Vice Chair. 

Sep 16, 2021
Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today made the following statement regarding recent reporting about the actions of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Milley and other senior Defense Department officials in the aftermath of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol: 
Sep 4, 2021
Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today made the following statement regarding Minority Leader McCarthy’s false claim that the FBI and Senate committees have concluded that the former President had “no involvement” in the January 6th insurrection:
Sep 2, 2021

Bolton, MS—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that he has named Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) to serve as the Vice Chair of the Select Committee.

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