Jan. 6 panel chair Thompson to miss Thursday's hearing after testing COVID positive

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks to members of the media after the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held a hearing on June 28. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The chairman of the January 6 committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson, will miss Thursday's prime-time hearing after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a committee spokesman.

In a tweet Tuesday morning, Thompson, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, said he is experiencing mild symptoms. He has instructed the Jan. 6 committee to proceed with Thursday evening's hearing without him.