Oct 21 WATCH: House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House vote sends the matter to the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, where it will now be up to prosecutors in that office to decide whether to present the case to a grand jury for possible criminal charges. Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: White House spokesperson Jean-Pierre says heart of democracy at stake in Jan 6 probe By Associated Press A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has moved aggressively against close Trump adviser Steve Bannon, swiftly scheduling a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against the former White House aide after he defied a subpoena. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress, says 'we won't take no as an answer' By Justin Stabley and Associated Press Last week, Bannon defied a request from a committee subpoena demanding he hand over documents and provide testimony on his communications with Trump days before hundreds of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 6:50 Why the Jan. 6 panel is pursuing a contempt vote for Steve Bannon The special congressional committee investigating the January assault on the U.S. Capitol meets Tuesday to consider whether to recommend charging Steve Bannon with contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena and sit for a deposition. Ambassador Norman… Continue watching
Oct 19 WATCH: Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt The committee’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Tuesday that Bannon “stands alone in his complete defiance of our subpoena” and the panel will not take no for an answer. Continue reading
Oct 14 Jan. 6 panel set to vote on contempt charges against Steve Bannon By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied the panel's subpoena. Continue reading
Jan 20 Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others in final clemency flurry By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other… Continue reading
Nov 06 Bannon lawyer quits fraud case after inflammatory remarks By Associated Press Bannon faces charges he ripped off Trump supporters as an organizer of a group that portrayed itself as eager to help the president build a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Aug 31 Trial date set for Steve Bannon in fundraising fraud scam By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A May 2021 trial date has been set for President Donald Trump's former chief strategist on charges that he cheated donors to a group seeking to fund a southern border wall. Continue reading
Aug 21 With Bannon arrest, federal prosecutors ensnare another member of Trump's inner circle By Jim Mustian, Associated Press Legal observers say that new wire fraud charges against Steve Bannon show virtually no one in President Donald Trump's inner circle is immune from federal scrutiny. Continue reading