Mississippi congressman right choice to lead insurrection committee
Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, seen here on July 1, will chair the House Select Committee to investigate the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that was aimed at trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. (AP file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. Follow him on Twitter @otissanford.
Thompson is not taking on this assignment as a neutral fact-finder. He does not have to be. The House is not a court of law and committee members are not unbiased jurors.
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