Analysis: House GOP revolt against Trump sets up tough Senate battle on January 6 probe

The House of Representatives voted to establish an independent, bipartisan commission on Wednesday, but the bill still has a cliffhanger path ahead as supporters seek votes of 10 Republican senators needed to usher it into law. It remains an open, if perplexing, question if Republican senators will stand in the way of an investigation into an armed attack that sent them fleeing for safety.

“We got 35, I am optimistic on the Senate side,” Thompson said on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.”