Steve Bannon Subpoenas Pelosi and Jan 6 Committee Ahead of Trial…
by Katie Daviscourt at The Post Millennial
Steve Bannon, former chief strategist and counselor to President Donald Trump, has subpoenaed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other members of the select House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol, as he builds his defense before going to trial next month after defying a congressional subpoena from the committee last year, CNN reports.
Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2021, and charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the January 6 select House Committee. He has pleaded not guilty.
16 lawmakers and congressional staffers were subpoenaed by Bannon’s legal team to testify at his July trial, according to one of Bannon’s attorneys, CNN reports.
Those that were subpoenaed include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), all nine members of the select committee, and three committee staffers, and House General Counsel Douglas Letter.
Bannon’s attorneys are arguing that Bannon was not required to testify on grounds that it could have jeopardized former President Trump’s executive privilege.
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