Steve Bannon Is A Step Closer To Jail After The 1/6 Committee Votes To Refer Him For Criminal Contempt

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The 1/6 Committee showed that they are not messing all around by unanimously passing a referral of Steve Bannon for prosecution for felony contempt.

Video clip of Chairman Bennie Thompson:

1/6 Chair Bennie Thompson suggests that Bannon is the only witness to absolutely defy a subpoena, ” Mr. Bannon stands on your own in his finish defiance of our subpoena, which is not suitable. ” pic.twitter.com/aCpS7etQQJ

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 19, 2021

Chairman Thompson stated Bannon is the only witness to completely defy a subpoena, “ Mr. Bannon stands by itself in his comprehensive defiance of our subpoena, that is not acre — appropriate. No one particular in this place no matter how rich or strong is above the law. Left unaddressed, this defiance may perhaps encourage other people to follow Mr. Bannon down the identical route.”

Video of Vice Chair Cheney:

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) explained that Bannon had sophisticated awareness of the coup plot. pic.twitter.com/OIc8FUqvG1

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) Oct 19, 2021

Vice Chair Liz Cheney reported that Bannon had highly developed understanding of the coup plot, “Americans anticipated. He claimed to his listeners and his viewers, estimate, so a lot of people claimed if I was in a revolution, I would be in Washington. Effectively, he claimed, this is your time in heritage. Based mostly on the committee’s investigation, it appears that Mr. Bannon had substantial sophisticated understanding of the plans for January 6th, and likely, had an significant function in formulating those ideas. Mr. Bannon was in the war room at the Willard on January 6th. He also appears to have detailed awareness concerning the president’s efforts to sell tens of millions of Americans the fraud that the election was stolen.”

The Committee voted on an modification and including some letters to the document, and then held a recorded vote on obtaining Bannon in contempt of Congress. The Committee unanimously voted to obtain Bannon in contempt.

It will now go to the comprehensive Household for a vote, and then to the DOJ for prison prosecution, and Steve Bannon is a single move closer to staying guiding bars.

Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is also a White Residence Push Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate perform targeted on community coverage, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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