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Judge shreds Bannon defenses ahead of contempt trial
https://www.politico.com ^ | 07/11/2022 04:46 PM EDT | By JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY

Posted on 07/12/2022 9:26:26 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger

I think you will see Bannon testify to the 1/6 committee, that’s if they still want him. Trump waived executive privilege for Bannon and Navarro a couple days ago. There’s the go ahead from Trump for Bannon to testify. If you want to see a circus, have either Bannon or Navarro in a prime time hearing. The ratings will go thru the roof. I hope the 1/6 commission is so arrogant to do that. They will be crushed. Bannon isn’t a 20-something lying ditz.


21 posted on 07/12/2022 9:47:02 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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To: Red Badger

That’s it. The fix is in. They will jail Bannon mark my words. DC is corrupt and should be labeled the Germany Berlin of Hitler’s main capital in the USA! I never thought our nation would stoop this low. But it’s reality and my hearts desire would be that Russia or China would nuke the hell out of DC once and for all ...let’s get it over with. It’s infested with evil demonic swamp cockroaches with devious evil cancerous hearts and greedy power hungry antiGod POS! People like us, lowly peasants don’t stand an effin chance surviving a court hearing in DC. Nuke the MFer to kingdom come once and for all!


22 posted on 07/12/2022 9:47:51 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Red Badger

We’ll see where this “judge” and prosecutor are on January 21, 2023. As well as the members of the “committee”.

You cannot have a fair jury trial in Washington DC where 90% of the inhabitants are hardcore, raving democrats.

One thing is certain, Bannon and MAGA will be getting revenge against the cabal of coup plotters, on November 8th. Whether the revenge is blood-soaked or not remains to be seen.


23 posted on 07/12/2022 9:49:19 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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To: Flick Lives

I do not want any more wars. However, if one searches the BIOS of these pukes in power, many of them worked for the State Department.


24 posted on 07/12/2022 9:52:18 AM PDT by Lumper20 (nd)
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To: Flick Lives

I do not want any more wars. However, if one searches the BIOS of these pukes in power, many of them worked for the State Department.


25 posted on 07/12/2022 9:52:24 AM PDT by Lumper20 (nd)
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To: Red Badger

I read that Pres Trump waived the Executive Privilege and Bannon said he was going to testify.

Bannon wasn’t even affiliated with the President at that point. More fishing by Thompson and Cheney. And they’ll get nothing.


26 posted on 07/12/2022 9:53:07 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Red Badger

Way to insure a kangaroo court


27 posted on 07/12/2022 9:56:16 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Skywise

Because democracy is entirely unsuitable for unethical (like democrat partisans) people.


28 posted on 07/12/2022 9:56:59 AM PDT by oldbrowser (The ghost president concerned about ghost guns.)
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To: Red Badger

29 posted on 07/12/2022 10:01:03 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: qaz123

I wonder if Bannon even has anything to hide.

The guy makes it his business to know A LOT, between his talk show(s) and his involvement in the political world, I wouldn’t be surprised if he can run citation circles around this committee. If I was him I’d get on my stump and preach. Let them pound their gavels.


30 posted on 07/12/2022 10:01:34 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Hatteras

That’s exactly what this whole sham is.


31 posted on 07/12/2022 10:02:01 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: z3n

I wouldn’t be surprised if he can run citation circles around this committee.....

In other words....Thompson, Cheney, Schiff, Kinzinger, et al, be careful what you wish for. It just might boomerang right back at ya.

The interesting thing will be if they want it done behind closed doors. If Bannon says, NO, I doubt they’ll want to do it. Because I’m thinking he has some bombs to drop. If they ask him a question he has to be allowed to answer it. And they might not like or want to the public to hear his answer.


32 posted on 07/12/2022 10:06:09 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Red Badger
Nichols on Monday also cut off nearly every avenue of Bannon’s proposed defenses, ruling them irrelevant to the alleged crime against him.

The judge picked apart Bannon’s claim that his decision to stonewall the select committee in October was justified — either due to his position as a former White House adviser to Trump or because of internal Justice Department memos describing limitations on congressional subpoenas.

Nichols said Bannon would not be permitted to argue that executive privilege excused his decision to completely defy the select committee subpoena. Nichols also rejected Bannon’s effort to subpoena Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Jan. 6 select committee.

Wow. This isn't justice.

This is soviet.

33 posted on 07/12/2022 10:16:12 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: bort

How are you getting that from this article?


34 posted on 07/12/2022 10:16:21 AM PDT by ConjunctionJunction (Vim vi repellere licet)
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To: Steely Tom
So much for the theory that “the courts do not involve themselves in the affairs of the legislative branch.”

Bannon’s going to the courts to try thwart the legislature.

35 posted on 07/12/2022 10:25:25 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: qaz123
If Bannon says, NO, I doubt they’ll want to do it.

They have subpoena power. It’s up to them whether they want the testimony to be public or private, and this ruling indicates there’s very little Bannon can do about it.

Bluster is the currency of talk media, but at some point this legal stuff becomes real.

36 posted on 07/12/2022 10:29:39 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: Red Badger

I’m sure this judge is perfectly objective


37 posted on 07/12/2022 10:35:09 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: Red Badger

Another deep state judge courtesy of the Federalist Society. Ivy League elitist POS.


38 posted on 07/12/2022 10:36:49 AM PDT by lone star annie ( )
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To: liberalh8ter
“It seems clear that Mr. Bannon’s trying to turn this into some kind of political circus that cannot be allowed,” Letter said.

Yup, projecting again. It already is a circus. All Bannon is doing is supplying some more death-defying stunts.
39 posted on 07/12/2022 10:37:57 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: Red Badger

I can’t wait for the 2nd Trump administration when Eric Holder gets arrested, put in leg irons and perp walked to solitary confinement for contempt of Congress.


40 posted on 07/12/2022 10:47:51 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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