Bennie Thompson

Former chairman of the House January 6 Select Committee

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Congress's power to compel testimony faces its weakest moment in decades

As of May 2026: Former congressman (retired January 2025)

The Supreme Court on April 6, 2026, vacated the appeals court ruling upholding Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction. The unsigned order, containing no noted dissents, sends the case back to lower courts, where the Department of Justice has a pending motion to dismiss all charges. Bannon had already served a four-month federal prison sentence in 2024 for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Updated May 30