Former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon surrenders at the FBI Washington Field Office in Washington, DC on Monday. He was charged with two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the January 6 committee.
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Former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon surrenders at the FBI Washington Field Office in Washington, DC on Monday. He was charged with two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the January 6 committee.
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Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to President Donald Trump who was indicted last week for defying a congressional subpoena in connection with the January 6 Capitol riots, has surrendered. federal government on Monday.
Bannon himself went to the FBI’s field office in Washington and delivered a brief comment to his supporters Go live on Gettr, the social media platform popular with Trump allies. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in DC late Monday.
“I don’t want someone to take their eyes off what we do every day,” Bannon said straight into the camera. “We have Hispanics on our side, African-Americans on our side, we’re taking down the Biden regime.”
“I want you to focus, pay attention to the message,” he added. “Remember, signal is not noise.”
Federal Grand Jury defendant Bannon last week on two counts, one for failing to appear to subpoena the House committee and one for failing to produce documents in response to the committee’s subpoena.
Each count carries a minimum of 30 days in prison and a maximum of one year, as well as a fine ranging from $100 to $1,000.
Bannon was a private citizen at the time of the uprising, having left the Trump administration in 2017. But he remains in Trump’s orbit, and the congressional committee believes he has useful information on events. occurred on January 6 (for example, it sought information about a meeting he attended with Trump allies at a Washington hotel the night before).
Bannon has argued that he is covered by the assertion of executive privilege, although legal experts say that claim is unwarranted for two reasons: He is not in the Trump administration at the time and Biden, the current president, relinquished his prerogative on issues before the House. Committee.
NPR justice reporter Ryan Lucas told Weekend version Saturday that the contempt charges against Bannon could convince other Trump-era officials to comply with their subpoenas from the committee.
For example, Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, missed a Friday deadline to answer panel questions. The committee said in response that it was considering a contempt for the introduction of Congress for him too.
This story originally appeared on NS Morning version live blogs.
