Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy
Fighting for civil rights and three decades in the House have primed Mississippi's Bennie Thompson for the most high-profile moment of his career — leading this month's hearings on Jan. 6.
Mississippi Democrat Bennie Thompson is facing one of the most high profile moments in a political career spanning more than 50 years â leading this month's hearings intended to show Americans what fueled the violence of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Some who tune in to Thursday's prime-time hearing will encounter for the first time the chairman, a political leader from rural Mississippi with deep roots in civil rights activism.
"I'm a passionate believer that, in a democracy you have to follow
