Jan. 6 panel to start contempt proceedings against Steve Bannon for not showing up
October 15, 2021 | District of Columbia
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot announced that it will vote to hold Steve Bannon in contempt after the former White House strategist failed to appear for a scheduled deposition Thursday.
Thursday’s announcement comes as the panel awaits the deposition of several other Trump officials amid former President Donald Trump’s attempts to stymie the probe with executive privilege claims. Mr. Bannon’s lawyer, Robert Costello, sent a letter to the House panel late Wednesday indicating that his client would not participate in Thursday’s deposition, citing the former president’s assertion of privilege, which he said had yet to be ironed out by the committee…. Excerpts from the Washington Times
