Maybe.A United States congressional committee investigating the deadly January 6 Capitol insurrection will meet next week to advance contempt charges against Steve Bannon, a former top political adviser to ex-President Donald Trump.
Bannon, who helped Trump win the White House in 2016, has refused to be interviewed or turn over documents subpoenaed by the US House of Representatives panel unless ordered to do so by a court.
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Trump, who continues to claim without evidence that the 2020 election was rigged, had sought to invoke “executive privilege” to block the release of White House documents related to the deadly events of January 6. US President Joe Biden’s administration rejected that effort last week.
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The House committee has called on about a dozen people involved in organising and producing Trump’s January 6 rally to testify, and it has also demanded records from social media platforms including 4chan, 8kun, Parler, Telegram, SnapChat and others.
It issued a new subpoena on October 13 to Jeffrey Clark, who served as acting Attorney General in the closing days of the Trump presidency.
Two other witnesses, former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Defense Department official Kash Patel, were expected to appear for interviews this week, committee members said. Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino also has been subpoenaed.
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Contempt of Congress is a criminal offence that can carry a penalty of up to 12 months in jail.
Under long-established procedure, Congress refers contempt complaints to the US Justice Department, which would then prosecute the matter in US court.
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...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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