House Votes to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt of Congress

House Votes to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt of Congress
Former White House senior counselor to President Donald Trump Steve Bannon Washington, on Nov. 18, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Joseph Lord
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The House of Representatives voted Thursday to hold former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after he declined to cooperate with a congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally.

The partisan vote came after the Democrat-led Jan. 6 Committee voted to move the charge forward to be confirmed in the House. Members of the commission alleged that Bannon refusing a subpoena to provide documents and testimony to the panel constitutes contempt of Congress.

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