Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, said on Sunday there was “no question” that it was a premeditated attack.
CBS’ “Face the Nation” played a portion of former Trump strategist Steve Bannon’s podcasts, where he could be heard saying, “All hell is gonna break loose tomorrow. It’s going to be moving. It’s going to be quick. And all I can say is strap in. The War Room, a posse, you have made this happen and tomorrow it’s game day.”
“How premeditated was this attack?” host Margaret Brennan asked Thompson after the clip.
“Well there’s no question. Clearly the direction of the committee is to look at that premeditation to make sure that we identified, but the worst kept secret in America is that Donald Trump invited individuals to come to Washington on January 6,” the House Democrat said.
“Steve Bannon was part of the conversation and the promotion of January 6, the very podcast we just listened to talks about it. Steve Bannon was in the war room, and he was in the Willard Hotel, doing a lot of things, so that’s why we subpoenaed him, that’s why we felt it was important for the committee and staff to depose him. But as you saw, he refused to participate,” Thompson added.
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Jan. 6 committee chair: 'No question' Capitol riot was a premeditated attack https://t.co/GnfW9XRFxl pic.twitter.com/bxDdUlwnuy
— The Hill (@thehill) October 24, 2021
.@RepRaskin: "You don't have the right to decide you're not going to show up la di da, and these vague invocations of executive privilege are just a joke. [Bannon] didn't even work for the executive branch. He was fired by Donald Trump in August 2017." pic.twitter.com/lMYJKK5feL
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