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Bannon Indicted – Meadows May Be Next
Steve Bannon has been indicted for contempt of Congress as Mark Meadows and others in Trumps inner circle attempt to hide behind dubious claims of executive privilege.
It has been a busy legal week for Trump. The January 6 Commission has issued two new rounds of subpoenas targeting Trump’s inner circle, a federal appeals court has granted a temporary stay to block the release of Trump White House records, and top Trump advisor Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury for contempt of Congress on the same day Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows ignores a Congressional subpoena.
Steve Bannon’s Criminal Contempt
Despite Trump's threats, Nine House Republicans voted with Democrats to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena to testify.
Trump and his allies are attempting to hide behind executive privilege to delay the investigation into the attack on the Capitol and the attempt to overturn the 2020 election. January 6 Committee Vice-Chair Liz Cheney said prior to the House vote, “Mr. Bannon's and Mr. Trump's privilege arguments do appear to reveal one thing, however: they suggest that President Trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of January 6th.”