The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend that the full House hold former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying the panel¡¯s subpoena for documents and testimony.
The action escalates a brewing legal showdown that will mark the first test of the committee¡¯s power to counter former President Donald Trump¡¯s attempts to thwart its inquiry into the circumstances of the attack on the Capitol by his supporters, which injured dozens of law enforcement officers and interrupted Congress¡¯s certification of the 2020 Electoral College results.
Bannon has refused to testify or provide documents to the committee at Trump¡¯s direction.
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