Trump ally [Steve Bannon] appeals contempt of Congress case to Supreme Court

Roll Call ^ | Oct 10 | Roll Call

[RandFan]

Steve Bannon asked the Supreme Court to overturn his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to testify before the House select panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, his attorneys said Friday.

In a petition, Bannon’s attorneys urge the justices to decide two issues that he has pressed in his defense — whether the government must prove a defendant knew his conduct was unlawful and the whether the composition of the Jan. 6 panel affected its authority to issue subpoenas.

Convictions for contempt of Congress are rare, and a case about it at the Supreme Court is even rarer. If the justices agreed to hear the case and decided those issues, it could shape how much sway Congress has over witnesses who defy subpoenas.

[RandFan]

That committee was a fraud in the House and wasn't properly constituted. The justices should look into this

[VTenigma]

In my opinion the justices will not rule on the make up of the committee, but will find for Bannon on the Executive privilege issue.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

If they take it the Supremes’ decision could show why the J6 committee needed preemptive pardons.

[cowboyusa]

Good

[Dr. Franklin]

SCOTUS has discretionary review over this. It is not required to hear the appeal. SCOTUS frequently disappoints those seeking justice before it by declining review.

[Pete Dovgan]

SCOTUS has discretionary review over this. It is not required to hear the appeal. SCOTUS frequently disappoints those seeking justice before it by declining review.

Yea, I don’t think they will hear it. Getting into the actions of the Jan 6th committee, or even Jan 6th is to dangerous and unstable of ground. More and more evidence is leaking that Jan 6th may have been staged by Democrats and the deep state. The pipe bomber revelations, destroyed evidence, 274 plain clothes FBI at 1000 person riot, and Nancy Pelosi aids saying she planned it for two years, doesn’t help. The SCOTUS may not refuse it, but may delay it for a better case, when the facts become more known.