Top Trump ally and onetime chief White House strategist Steve Bannon has been found guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to appear before the Jan. 6 Committee.
Bannon faces a minimum of 30 days behind bars.
WATCH:
The conviction is a boost for the House Jan. 6 Committee's investigation and the congressional power to subpoena documents and testimony. It is also a victory for the Justice Department, which is under intense scrutiny for its approach to matters related to the Jan. 6 attack.
After two days of hearing evidence and witness testimony, the jury reached a unanimous verdict in less than three hours.
Bannon didn't testify in his defense. Only two government witnesses took the stand during the trial. In closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Molly Gaston said, “The defendant chose allegiance to Donald Trump over compliance with the law.”
NPR adds:
Bannon had broadcast his defiance on the social media site Gettr, prosecutors said, posting that he told lawmakers he would “NOT comply” on Oct. 8, 2021, after the first committee deadline had passed.
The chief government witness, Kristin Amerling of the Jan. 6 committee, told jurors the panel wanted to know more about Bannon's contacts with former President Trump, his presence with others at the Willard Hotel in early 2021, and his statement on the War Room podcast that “all hell is going to break loose” a day before the Capitol siege.
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We all need to band together and fight for Steve Bannon! This is totally WRONG!
This is a clear evidence that we now have a tyrannical government under Democrat control. What’s next? Control of our money, with full surveillance of our daily transactions as they change our currency to what analysts call “Biden’s Bucks? His Executive Order #14067 he signed on March 9,2022 and Democrats Bill that followed a few days later supporting it, it is bound to happen, because they are in control. We need to have a majority of Republicans in the Senate to stop this, or we will all be under surveillance 24/7 of where we spent our money, who we support and how much money we have. Do you leftists want that? Read the report of International Financial analyst; Jim Rickards and weep for USA.
If they can jail you for contempt of Congress, we’ll all be in jail soon.Buffoons!
Political witch hunt. There is no equal justice under the law here. This is a disgrace to American justice. This is so over the top political it makes me vomit. Shame on the justice system in America.
Democrats don’t go by our Constitution, they make up their own laws that supports their vested interests. They don’t care about us, they serve their corrupt party only and not the country. Their speeches are all lies and when they get into office they laugh all the way to the Bank, lobbyists are happy, off shore accounts under their foundations fattened, as told to me by a Swiss Banker…..we are their suckers, folks. So sad for America. Example; what happened to Biden’s promise of wiping out all student loans? Nothing, instead he is going to increase our TAXES, to pay for the overspending of Democrat controlled Congress There is your promise….LOL.
Rigged jury, judge for case??
I believe they are barking up the wrong tree. Pelosi should be on the stand answering questions about Jan. 6th. Bannon knew about the people who were planning to come to DC – but what these people did was peacefully demonstrate- it was a few extremists (mainly Antifa and BLM) who came to cause chaos. There were posters days before, directing them to dress as Trump supporters and come and cause chaos. They did – and may have dragged a few T supporters into their group to look as if they were a part of it. (Also, why isn’t Epps on the stand for his directing of these people to charge the Capital? Part of the FBI? ) All these questions need to be answered – then, maybe Bannon can answer the questions they have for him. What we see is bias on the part of this sham committee…and it is NOT playing well with the people, as you can see by the ratings! We were snowed by all of the Impeachment efforts of the past (using our tax money for a sham show)…but we will not be snowed again! The criminals are trying the guiltless…and we will have none of it!!
You are correct. If people really want to know the truth, they should watch the documentary the Epoch Times is now showing, the true video of the event where two women were murdered by the capitol police, so clear with professional analysts. Watch it, it will open your eyes and your mind. It is free at the Epoch Times report.
How can you be convicted of not honoring a subpoena from a non legitimate committtee???
Exactly, a biased committee who all hated Trump, handpicked by Pelosi. That will not even hit a legal hearing if brought in the Supreme Court. Pelosi thinks she is the law of the land. God have plans for arrogant people…..in their last judgement.
I support mass deportations of all undocumented persons and there children. If they want to become an American citizen they need to get in line and come in legally. No marriage to a relative either.
Since Obama, our immigration law has been trashed and now Biden is continuing it with the blessings of the Democrat controlled Congress. Violators of our laws are supposed to go to jail….what happened here?
It’s OK for Congress to lie to the people, but not the other way around? That is democracy verses the rules of a republic. In fact, it can be reasonably said that the Democrats and RINOs are a threat to the republic for which the USA was established.
I concur, because they are biased with a hidden agenda against a former President, to throw him out of politics if they illegally indict him. All these people in this farce committee should all be trashed in their re-election for treason They do not serve our country but their vested interests. This is an embarrassment to us for the world to see, no thanks to Pelosi and her minions..
RowZ, you are dead on. The whole thing was orchestrated by the very people that are examining innocents that are being accused of something that really didn’t happen. I believe this will all disappear soon, with no harm, no fowl declared. But as with former sham witch hunts have played out…. again with no harm, no fowl……no one will be held accountable for the BS that was just empty allegations, and in fact a set up job.
During Obama’s time, no one was sent to jail not even Eric Holder who was also found in contempt of Congress’ subpoena on the Cartel issue, and he did not go to jail for that. So if you are a Democrat, the law does not apply to you? Is this one more avenue for them to boost their voters base with criminals? LOL.
Well, I would appear before a genuine Congressional Committee in a heartbeat (Hope NOT!). But this is no genuine committee. It is a Soviet-style kangaroo court to chisel their narrative in stone and to affix Trumped-up charges (yes, pun intended) to all concerned, especially the Presdient.
I concur. Pelosi thinks all Americans are dumb and she can get away with her Kangaroo committee which will never pass any legal court of law. The membership of her committee alone will not pass for a fair hearing because majority are Democrats and the 2 Republicans are well know RHINOs who hates Trump with passion. The Democrat’s obvious agenda is to get Trump out of politics and that is with malicious intent to harm him. Trump can again sue them all later on, like what he is doing now with the Russia,Russia lies they did on him, it is now in court. The Democrats are insulting the intelligence of the American people with this farce investigation. God don’t bless evil people with intelligence, somehow, sometime, they’ll make mistakes that will define them negatively forever, and this is what is happening to Democrats. May God bless the voters with wisdom.
Modern Salem witch trials aka jan6 fear committee
“Admit Donald Trump is a WITCH casting spells !” Admit it Mr Bannon or YOU will be declared a WITCH!”
The “Dont-question-stolen-election” committee continues to prove the NOV3 2020 fraudulently stolen election is being weilded to install communists dictatorship. Exactly like every Communist dictatorship in history. Woke or newspeak as described by klemperor in “I will bare witness”. History repeating itself. Tyrants deserve no mercy. Never have. Never will.
I concur.
Public schools aka Useful idiot factories are yielding Stalin’s intended fruit.
And Eric Holder was found guilty of contempt for his Gun Running under Obamie and walks all the way to the bank!!! No jail time. And one of the guns killed a Border Guard! Dear God our Justice system is so dirty!!!
A proof that when Democrats are in power our laws are trashed and felons and criminals walk free with fat pensions from our taxes.
Eric Holder was also in contempt when he refused to cooperate on the Drug Cartel issue, so what happened to him? Nothing, because he is a DEMONCRAT? So, when Demoncrats ae in power the law does not apply? Is that why no one went to jail for all the lies the Denoncrats did on their relentless attacks on Trump with their Russia,Russia allegations? Do we still have a Republic which is supposed to be governed by LAWS and not Democrat MOBS? Think before you vote for the sake of our Republic to survive.