Category: contempt of congress

Steve Bannon Asks Judge to Delay Contempt of Congress Trial, Citing Jan. 6 Hearing Publicity

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has asked a federal judge to delay his trial over contempt of Congress charges by three months due to the Jan. 6 House select committee’s hearings garnering too much publicity, making it unlikely that a jury would be impartial. Bannon was indicted in November 2021 by a federal grand jury on two counts…


House Votes to Hold Navarro and Scavino in Contempt of Congress

Former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino were held in contempt of Congress on Wednesday for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building. In a near party-line vote of 220-203, the House voted to refer the charges against Navarro, former White House…