They can charge him but can they legally sentence him to jail? I should have listened in school, or studied the constitution. Is it constitutional for them to dole out any punishment and enforce it? This confuses me. Thank you.
Congress offloaded their contempt findings to federal law and the DOJ. So yes, he can be prosecuted and serve time for violating federal law, at the discretion of the DOJ.
His appeal is based on prejudicial prosecution, as Leftists and Democrats are never so charged. Given prosecutorial discretion is a well established precedent, it’s an uphill battle, to say the least.
“Is it constitutional for them to dole out any punishment and enforce it?”
When did they start worrying about the Constitution? This afternoon? They sure haven’t been concerned for the last two years. The Jan. 6 POWs are in solitary confinement, and some haven’t even been charged with anything. Some have been charged with “parading”. Many aren’t allowed to talk to attorneys.
They’ll do to Bannon exactly what they want to do.