{"id":2307515,"date":"2024-07-24T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-caucus-demands-one-democrat-sit-out-trump-task-force-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T16:29:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:29:47","slug":"freedom-caucus-demands-one-democrat-sit-out-trump-task-force-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-caucus-demands-one-democrat-sit-out-trump-task-force-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Caucus demands one Democrat sit out Trump task force &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffreedom-caucus-demands-one-democrat-sit-out-trump-task-force-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307515&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House Freedom Caucus\u2064 is demanding that\u2064 Bennie Thompson, the Homeland Security Committee ranking member, be barred from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">task force<\/a> \u200dto investigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> on former \u2063President \u2063Donald \u2063Trump. The caucus \u200bargues that Thompson would be\u200c biased in his efforts\u200c due\u2064 to a bill he \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-sounding-the-alarm-over-texas-election-bill-heres-what-it-actually-does\/\" title=\"Democrats Are Sounding The Alarm Over Texas\u2019 Election Bill. Here\u2019s What It Actually Does\">introduced earlier<\/a> this year.\u2062 Republicans accuse Thompson of seeking to\u2062 deny protection \u200dto Trump and are demanding \u200che\u200d be removed from the task force and his position\u200c as ranking member. Thompson is being criticized for\u200c continuing to defend \u2064the legislation \u2063even \u200cafter the assassination attempt on July 13. The Freedom Caucus believes that Thompson&#8217;s\u2062 actions should disqualify him from serving on the task \u2063force\u200d and that he cannot be trusted to\u2064 be\u200d unbiased \u200bin\u200d uncovering the truth behind the Secret \u200bService&#8217;s failure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Freedom Caucus demands Bennie Thompson be banned from Trump shooting task force<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1712689\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/freedom-caucus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Freedom Caucus<\/a> is demanding that Homeland Security Committee ranking member Bennie Thompson (D-MS) be barred from the forthcoming task force to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3094966\/congressmen-investigate-site-butler-trump-rally-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>investigate the assassination attempt<\/a> of former President Donald Trump, arguing the top Democrat would be biased in his efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released from the group on Wednesday, caucus members demanded that Thompson be blocked from the committee over <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-homeland.house.gov\/news\/legislation\/ranking-member-thompson-introduces-legislation-to-ensure-no-secret-service-protection-for-convicted-felons-sentenced-to-prison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a bill he introduced<\/a> earlier this year that would terminate Secret Service protection for those who have been sentenced to prison after being convicted for a state or federal felony. Republicans condemned the proposal, accusing Thompson of seeking to deny protection to Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans then accused Thompson of continuing to defend the legislation, &ldquo;even after the attempted assassination on July 13.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Freedom Caucus members are not only demanding Thompson be blocked from the task force assigned to investigate the assassination attempt but also to be removed as the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His actions should invalidate Rep. Thompson from serving on the task force to investigate the attempted assassination of President Trump,&rdquo; the group said in a statement. &ldquo;Americans cannot trust that he will be an unbiased arbiter of the facts in the effort to get to the bottom of the greatest failure of the Secret Service in more than three decades.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The push against Thompson comes after the Mississippi Democrat introduced legislation that would bar Secret Service protection for convicted felons and would instead place that responsibility on prison authorities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thompson pushed back on GOP attacks against his bill, arguing that &ldquo;the so-called Freedom Caucus has the facts wrong about my legislation.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Thompson argued Republicans &ldquo;are still upset&rdquo; about the work Thompson completed on the Jan. 6 committee, of which he served as the chairman and led the investigation into the Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In any case, I will continue to serve as top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee because I was selected by my Democratic colleagues, not the Freedom Caucus,&rdquo; Thompson said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced on Monday they would be creating a bipartisan task force with subpoena authority to investigate the assassination attempt. Lawmakers are expected to vote on approving the task force on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The task force will be made up of seven Republicans and six Democrats, although it&rsquo;s not yet clear which members will be tapped for the positions.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1712689\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1712689\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Freedom Caucus\u2064 is demanding that\u2064 Bennie Thompson, the Homeland Security Committee ranking member, be barred from the task force \u200dto investigate the assassination attempt on former \u2063President \u2063Donald \u2063Trump. The caucus \u200bargues that Thompson would be\u200c biased in his efforts\u200c due\u2064 to a bill he \u200dintroduced earlier this year.\u2062 Republicans accuse Thompson of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2307516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bennie-thompson-staffer-let-go.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4912,32976,36062],"class_list":["post-2307515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrat","tag-freedom-caucus","tag-trump-task-force"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bennie-thompson-staffer-let-go.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}