Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress
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A federal grand jury charged former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress on Friday after he refused a subpoena from the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. In a Friday statement, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, “Today's charges reflect the Department's steadfast commitment” to ensuring the Justice Department “adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law, and pursues equal justice under the law.” The same day, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows also refused to testify to the Jan. 6 committee, and former President Donald Trump continued his effort to withhold documents from the committee.
Coverage was widespread, prominently featured and mostly balanced across the spectrum Friday evening. Some left-rated outlets referred to the Capitol riot as an “insurrection.” Coverage in right-rated outlets tended to mention Meadows’ subpoena further down in articles than left-rated outlets.
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Steve Bannon indicted for contempt of Congress
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted former Trump adviser Steven Bannon on two counts of contempt of Congress for his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Jan. 6 select committee.
Why it matters: It's the first such indictment to come out of the committee's investigation of the Capitol insurrection — and the first time the Justice Department has charged someone for contempt of Congress since 1983.
Bannon faces fines and possible jail time. Each count of contempt of Congress carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year...
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Bannon Indicted on Contempt Charges Over House’s Capitol Riot Inquiry 
Stephen K. Bannon, a onetime aide to former President Donald J. Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Friday on two counts of contempt of Congress, the Justice Department said.
Mr. Bannon, 67, had refused last month to comply with subpoenas for information issued by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The House then voted to hold Mr. Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress after he declined to testify or provide documents sought by the committee, a position taken by a number of former aides to Mr. Trump.
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Steve Bannon indicted for contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 investigation
Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The announcement comes weeks after the former White House chief strategist declined to cooperate with congressional investigators, citing former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege. The assertions of executive privilege are being cut down by the Biden administration as well as the courts and add pressure on other allies of Trump to comply with the House panel's subpoenas.
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