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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Next up Mark Meadows. Does anyone know if he refused to appear today?
Yep this is true..I can understand saying that Bannon is in contempt of congress for refusing to testify, that’s fine..but an actual INDICTMENT is totally RIDICULOUS..Eric Holder, Lois Lerner, the list goes on and on they were held in contempt of congress but NOTHING happened to them..NOTHING
So? There are millions of us who hold not only Congress, but the Senate and the pResient in total contempt.
They won’t stop till the whole Trump administration is in jail IMO
He also did NOT show up today!! Congress is a JOKE drunk on power!!
And US, dont forget US, everyone that voted for Trump..they want us dead or in prison
The statute is self-contained and explanatory. Says not one word about a grand jury. This is a rail-roading.
Now, like Bannon, he's being warned he will will be facing contempt of Congress charges also.
The tyranny continues.....
Leni
He is guilty - of refusing to cooperate with an illegitimate government enterprise.
Rosa parks was guilty too.
So were the people running underground railraod.
The Uniparty picked Bannon to waterboard first because he has no swamp allies and is abrasive. this will cost him millions in legal fees alone. The process is the punishment.
Leni
They won’t stop till the whole Trump administration is in jail IMO
This won’t stop until millions of voters reject the Dem-GOP duopoly. They need us to stay engaged to keep up the pretense of a functioning democracy. Only when we reject the entire political class and when they fear a 3rd and then 4th party will they will moderate.
DemonRats just ignore indictments like this.
Bannon is ON LINE War Room Pandemic! Americasvoice.news
The Swamp feels like they are holding all the cards. Who knows if they are right. What checks and balances remain to stop them from doing exactly what they wish?
Bannon was part of the admin for a while.
Makes me wonder if he might have some dirt on people he could use (such as what was really on the Hillary and Hunter laptops).
And not saying a word, so far, about being indicted or having an arrest warrrant issued against him at the instigation of Congress.
Badge of Honor for Steve. I have an extreme amount of contempt of congress.
I admittedly do not know the answer to this, but did not Trump claim executive privilege on the communications with Bannon as an advisor?
I thought that was the basis for his refusal to appear.
Thanks in advance....
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