Mississippi congressman takes front and center lead at January 6 committee hearing

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – There’s loads of speak in regards to the primetime January sixth committee public listening to, and a few of that hyperlinks again to the magnolia state.

Entrance and middle main the primetime January sixth committee listening to was Mississippi’s District 2 Congressman Bennie Thompson.

“I’m from part of the nation the place folks justified the actions of slavery, the Ku Klux Klan, and lynching,” Thompson stated in his opening remarks of the listening to Thursday night time. “I’m reminded of that darkish historical past as I hear voices right now attempt to justify the actions of the insurrectionists on January sixth, 2021.”

“I didn’t recognize these feedback about, you already know, attempting to say, should you disagree with this committee, that someway you’re racist, that’s not the case,” stated Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson. “I’m not a racist. I like everyone.”

Almost 12 hours on the dot earlier than the beginning of the listening to, Mississippi Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson shared this hyperlink in a tweet asking folks to look at a documentary referred to as 2,000 Mules.

“They’ve spent all this time taking a look at blaming, blaming, blaming for what occurred on January sixth, as a substitute of really taking a look at what did occur on election night time,” added Gipson. “And I believe we do have proof. I believe that documentary, should you watch it, will change your thoughts about what actually did go on.”

“Donald Trump misplaced the Presidential election in 2020,” stated Thompson within the listening to. “The American folks voted him out of workplace. It was not due to a rigged system. It was not due to voter fraud.”

Thompson was direct in his language all through the listening to.

“In the end, Donald Trump—the President of the US—spurred a mob of home enemies of the Structure to march down the Capitol and subvert American democracy,” added Thompson.

Gipson admits he watched the listening to. However says there was no coincidence in why he shared the documentary earlier within the day.

“I’m no conspiracy theorist, however I bought just a little widespread sense,” stated Gipson. “And I believe that’s what folks ought to take a look at. And I want they might stop losing our time with this January sixth primetime witch hunt, is what it’s, and get again to enterprise to be in Congress as they must be.”

The subsequent listening to is scheduled for Monday morning.

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