Thompson indicates connection between extremist groups and those around Trump

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the Jan. 6 panel, said there was a connection between far-right extremists groups and those around former President Trump leading up to and during the Capitol riot. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper after the committee’s first prime-time hearing on Thursday, the journalist asked Thompson if future hearings will have witnesses who can attest to conversations between extremist groups and those close to Trump.“Yes,” T