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

The 1/6 Committee showed that they aren’t messing astir by unanimously passing a referral of Steve Bannon for prosecution for transgression contempt.

Video of Chairman Bennie Thompson:

1/6 Chair Bennie Thompson says that Bannon is the lone witnesser to wholly defy a subpoena, " Mr. Bannon stands unsocial successful his implicit defiance of our subpoena, that's not acceptable. " pic.twitter.com/aCpS7etQQJ

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

Chairman Thompson said Bannon is the lone witnesser to wholly defy a subpoena, “ Mr. Bannon stands unsocial successful his implicit defiance of our subpoena, that’s not acre — acceptable. No 1 successful this state nary matter how affluent oregon almighty is above the law. Left unaddressed, this defiance may promote others to follow Mr. Bannon down the same path.”

Video of Vice Chair Cheney:

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said that Bannon had precocious cognition of the coup plot. pic.twitter.com/OIc8FUqvG1

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

Vice Chair Liz Cheney said that Bannon had precocious cognition of the coup plot, “Americans expected. He said to his listeners and his viewers, quote, truthful galore people said if I was successful a revolution, I would beryllium successful Washington. Well, helium said, this is your time in history. Based connected the committee’s investigation, it appears that Mr. Bannon had substantial advanced knowledge of the plans for January 6th, and likely, had an important relation successful formulating those plans. Mr. Bannon was successful the warfare room at the Willard connected January 6th. He besides appears to person detailed knowledge regarding the president’s efforts to sell millions of Americans the fraud that the predetermination was stolen.”

The Committee voted connected an amendment and adding immoderate letters to the record, and past held a recorded ballot connected uncovering Bannon successful contempt of Congress. The Committee unanimously voted to find Bannon successful contempt.

It volition present spell to the afloat House for a vote, and past to the DOJ for transgression prosecution, and Steve Bannon is 1 measurement person to being down bars.