US Capitol riot panel votes to hold Trump ally Bannon in criminal contempt

Lawmakers investigating the deadly assault on the US Capitol voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue criminal contempt charges for a key ally of former president Donald Trump for refusing to testify.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 22, 2018 Steve Bannon, former strategic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and Lanny Davis, former special adviser in the White House and supporter of Hillary Clinton (unseen) attend a discussion meeting focussing on U.S. developments in Prague. - Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP

2021-10-20 13:50:08

Lawmakers investigating the deadly assault on the US Capitol voted unanimously Tuesday to pursue criminal contempt charges for a key ally of former president Donald Trump for refusing to testify.

Former White House advisor Steve Bannon failed to comply with a subpoena to appear before the cross-party January 6 congressional select committee on Thursday last week.

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