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January 6 committee chairman tests positive for COVID-19
Updated 23:59, 19-Jul-2022
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Bennie Thompson departs for a break during the seventh public hearing by the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 12, 2022. /Reuters

Bennie Thompson departs for a break during the seventh public hearing by the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 12, 2022. /Reuters

Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, has tested positive for COVID-19.

"I tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, and I am experiencing mild symptoms. Gratefully, I am fully vaccinated and boosted," he said on Twitter on Tuesday.

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