Posted on 11/12/2021 3:08:26 PM PST by Cboldt
Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, November 12, 2021
Stephen K. Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress
Two Charges Filed for Failing to Honor House Subpoena From Select Committee Investigating Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Stephen K. Bannon was indicted today by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Bannon, 67, is charged with one contempt count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition and another involving his refusal to produce documents, despite a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol. An arraignment date has not yet been set in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
"Since my first day in office, I have promised Justice Department employees that together we would show the American people by word and deed that the department adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law and pursues equal justice under the law," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. "Today's charges reflect the department's steadfast commitment to these principles."
"As detailed in the indictment, on Sept. 23, 2021, the Select Committee issued a subpoena to Mr. Bannon," said U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia. "The subpoena required him to appear and produce documents to the Select Committee, and to appear for a deposition before the Select Committee. According to the indictment, Mr. Bannon refused to appear to give testimony as required by subpoena and refused to produce documents in compliance with a subpoena."
In its subpoena, the Select Committee said it had reason to believe that Bannon had information relevant to understanding events related to Jan. 6. Bannon, formerly a Chief Strategist and Counselor to the President, has been a private citizen since departing the White House in 2017.
Each count of contempt of Congress carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, as well as a fine of $100 to $1,000. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The case is being investigated by the FBI's Washington Field Office. The case is being prosecuted by the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
Download Stephen Bannon Indictment.pdf
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I’m pretty sure the contempt is mutual.
Guess they will put him in the DC Gulag until the end of time.
Contempt for Congress? LOL, that line stretches from sea to shining sea!
Gotta to be around here somewhere...
“...all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law...”
Evidently this does NOT include those locked away for Jan 6th...
what did we expect from an illegal junta?
When he surrenders himself Monday, they’re going to lock him away, no bail.
Badge of honor.
Every American has contempt for Congress.
Grand Jury Sworn in on May 25,2021>> what was the purpose of the grand jury sworn in in may 25. Badge of honor. I have contempt of congress every day at 9:00 am. I try to flush congress down the toilet every day but it just won’t go.
Didn’t he have symptoms of Covid?
But coaxing cooperation will get complicated with Bannon, whom Jan. 6 investigators say had crucial communications with Trump in the run-up to the attack on the Capitol. Bannon has lodged a claim of executive privilege that, no matter how flimsy, is likely to force the committee into possibly yearslong litigation — that itself would become intertwined with Trump’s own lawsuit aimed at quashing the select panel's authority. And Bannon indicated no willingness to deal with the panel until those legal matters are sorted out.
Meh, the presumption of innocence is just fluffy procedure talk to distract people from the substance. Like ‘separation of pwers’ is somehow going to prevent three branches from working in cahoots against the people.
I’m not sure that I could trust anyone who is not in contempt of congress.
I’m willing to bet that the contempt that I have for Congress is one hell of a lot deeper and more intense than the contempt that Mr. Bannon may have.
This admin keeps going full on Communist even after the election ass kicking a couple of weeks ago.
No one should listen to the demands of the ceiminal democrat taliban party.
OK. When is Eric Holder’s indictment for contempt of Congress?
Whatever business the DC District Court wants to conduct against members of the public. They issue every indictment that appears as an indictment on that court's criminal docket.
Likely seated for 6 month terms. Probably made up of DOJ employees, LOL.
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