Video: Steve Bannon Facing Criminal Contempt Charges
Former Trump advisor, Steve Bannon, is not complying with the Democrat-controlled January 6th House Committee, who are investigating the insurrection on the Capitol.
As a result of not cooperating with the January 6th committee, Steve Bannon is being held in criminal contempt, which could result in “a misdemeanor charge that carries a fine of $100 to $100,000 and a jail sentence of one month to one year.”
On January 6th, a pro-Trump mob rioted, disrupting Congress from confirming Joe Biden’s electoral vote count. The Jan. 6 Committee, led by Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, issued subpoenas in September to other Trump administration officials: Mark Meadows, Dan Scavino, and Kash Patel. “The subpoenas asked Bannon and Patel to sit for depositions on October 14 and for Meadows and Scavino to sit the next day, and all have declined.” Bannon justified his non-cooperation by appealing to Trump, who cited his own executive privilege.
Trump initiated the “executive privilege” as a means for legal obfuscation. The person who executive privilege belongs to, according to most legal experts, is Joe Biden. Biden has waived this privilege though, due to the “unique circumstances” on Jan. 6. In addition, Biden has “asked for the documents to be sent to the committee,” requesting cooperation with the committee.
Bannon left the Trump White House in 2017, now, he’s very well on his way to jail after just getting his fraud case pardoned by Trump (January, 2021) and dismissed in court. Bannon was caught scamming Trump supporters, and pocketed $1 million in donations towards a phony goal of building a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Bannon’s relationship has been turbulent with Trump and his administration. But, he was pardoned by Trump regardless.
In the above video, I discuss some of the competing motivations and how this process will go from here.
Sources
"Capitol riot committee to vote on criminal contempt move against Steve Bannon" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/steve-bannon-capitol-riot-criminal-b1938635.html?utm_source=reddit.com
"Jan. 6 Panel Sets Vote to Recommend Criminal Charges Against Bannon" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-riot-bannon.html
Steve Bannon's net worth: https://marketrealist.com/p/steve-bannon-net-worth/
Steve Bannon scamming Trump supporters out of $25 million: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/steve-bannon-case-dismissed/2021/05/25/8f1e0422-93e7-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/leaders-we-build-wall-online-fundraising-campaign-charged-defrauding-hundreds-thousands
"Steve Bannon Sent Letter to Jan. 6 Committee Saying He Will Not Cooperate" https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-bannon-letter-jan-6-committee-he-will-not-cooperate-2021-10
Trump's GOP favorability for 2024: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/573040-poll-trump-dominates-2024-republican-primary-field