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
Well this should be interesting.
Remember Sol Wachtler, chief judge of the NY State Court of Appeals, said “A grand jury would indict a ham sandwich.”
Just saw that Mark Meadows did not show up his deposition today. Will the DOJ indict him too? Haven’t others refused to show?
Everyone holds congress in contempt, are they going to indict all of us?
Steve Bannon was definitely sick a couple of weeks ago—he didn’t miss any shows (I listen all 3 hours every day on the podcast) I think. Cough and sick voice.
This week he sounded healed/better/over it. I figured it was covid—I guess it could have been anything.
I’m sad today—I will miss his show if he is indeed arrested on Monday.
Scott Adams was right: Conservatives are now hunted.
Thanks Republicans for giving us this regime.
“Thanks Republicans for giving us this regime.”
They’ll be glad if his power is ended or minimized. He’s as tough on the GOPe than he is on the RATs.
I wonder who would be able to fill his shoes on War Room if necessary. He’s unique. Like Rush. Nobody has come along to replace him.
Posobiec
In brutal police states, the thought police take the class enemy out back and shoot them.
In our civilized police state, the thought police financially ruin the class enemy through litigation, then throw them into prison.
It is the way to teach future potential class enemies a lesson.
Just keep voting. As if it matters.
Artilce V.
Time is nearing for us to use the third box, the cartridge box.
That was Mario Cuomo, not Wachler.
Nanzi is celebrating with a barrel of Grey Goose with a Stoli Chaser tonight.
A Badge of Honor.
Please do not defame Canine Merd with these lousy humans.
Posobiec could be OK, but he doesn’t have the history that Bannon has. The inside scoop of Trump and the campaign, the activism with Andrew Breitbart, things like that. He’s too somber.
Get Navarro to team up with someone, maybe Posobiec. Navarro and Boris would be an interesting circus.
I thought it was an insurrection being the worst thing to happen to "our democracy" since the Civil war?
For Meadows, Congress hasn’t yet moved the case to DOJ. They have threatened to.
I haven’t followed close, not sure how many total are thumbing their nose at the illegitimate committee.
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”
Obi-Wan
Domestic terrorist attack on the capital. false premise would need to be proven for the indictment.
Was it domestic? The government of the united States is actually foreign to the several states. it would be a foreign terrorist attack if done by citizens of any of the several states.
Was it terror? It was in fact benign as can be demonstrated by the videos.
Attack? People were allowed in by the capital police there fore no attack.
Likely seated for 6 month terms. Probably made up of DOJ employees, LOL.??? yes and prior to the actual hearings. Standing indictment committee. pass the ham sandwhcih.
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