The indictment comes three weeks after the House of Representatives voted to hold Bannon in contempt for failing to cooperate with a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
over the information sought by the committee, both in the form of witness testimony from former White House officials and outside aides, and a variety of documents including White House call logs, schedules and records of Trump’s meetings during his final days in office.The indictment indicates that the Justice Department is confident it can argue a compelling case in front of a jury. The decision to indict Bannon is not without risk.
But on the other hand, until the department actually enforced the congressional subpoena and moved toward a criminal trial, other potential witnesses were likely watching and waiting to see how things unfolded. Foremost among those figures is Trump’s former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who continues to defy his own subpoena.The committee is now moving toward voting to issue a criminal referral for him to the Justice Department as well, the committee’s co-chairs — Reps. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. — said Friday. “Mr.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Federal grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for contempt of CongressA federal grand jury has returned an indictment against former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress, the Justice Department announced Friday.
Read more »
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon indicted by federal grand jury for contempt of CongressBREAKING: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon indicted by federal grand jury, charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions from Jan. 6 committee.
Read more »
Trump ally Steve Bannon indicted on 2 counts of contempt of CongressThe Justice Department on Friday said Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two...
Read more »
Justice Department charges Steve Bannon with criminal contempt of CongressThe Justice Department has charged former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon with two counts of criminal contempt of Congress.
Read more »