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Posted on 11/12/2021 1:02:43 PM PST by Coronal
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday, charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions from the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The indictment is a first. No one has ever been prosecuted before for contempt of Congress when executive privilege was asserted. The past cases involved defendants whose testimony was sought regarding their government service. Bannon, by contrast, left his White House job in 2017, well before the period of interest to the House committee.
If convicted, Bannon could face up to a year behind bars and a fine of up to $100,000.
The fact that the Justice Department was willing to charge him with criminal contempt, despite an assertion of executive privilege, may help persuade other reluctant witnesses to agree to cooperate with the committee's investigation.
The committee has subpoenaed 16 former Trump White House officials for testimony, documents or both.
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Who was the last democrat to be indicted??
The purge continues
When Eric Holder did the same thing NOTHING happened to him..NOTHING..Good for Bannon to not want any part of this BS
Eric Holder was held in Contempt of Congress. 26 Democrats voted in favor at the time. Nothing happened.
Give them the finger ,Steve.
Move to Costa Rica , until these pricks are out of there
You can indict a ham sandwich.
So the teeth come out.
When does Eric Holder’s indictment get unsealed?
These people have no boundaries.
I do not believe Holder was “indicted” by a grand jury.
Congress just held him in contempt.
Steve is VERY effective they MUST shut him up!!
Obama has fundamentally transformed America into a Police State.
they should indict me, too. I have nothing except contempt for them outside of a few like Rand Paul and Ted Cruz. A few others. The rest of them I wouldn’t piss on to put them out if they were on fire.
We all hold Congress in Contempt.
Who was the last democrat to be indicted??
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I’d like to think the Repukes will take the Dems to task after they win back the house, but I know better that to hope for that. They will reach across the isle like they always do.
Congress is out of control.
As well as multiple government agencies.
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Well since Holder is a black commie he’s held to another standard
One of President Trump's biggest mistakes was trading Steve Bannon for Javanka. Bad deal. NOT the art of the deal.
Exactly. He’s leading a movement ... a very powerful one.
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