John, this is huge: last night, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th insurrection unanimously recommended that Steve Bannon be held in criminal contempt.
Bannon, ex-President Trump’s former advisor who could know firsthand how involved Trump was in the deadly attack, ignored a subpoena from the Committee and refused to testify. Now, the full U.S. House will vote on Bannon’s fate -- and if these members of Congress side with the Committee tomorrow, Bannon could face a massive fine or even jail time.
Sign the Petition: Steve Bannon is not above the law. The House must vote to hold him in criminal contempt if he refuses to help uncover the truth>>
You may remember Bannon as Trump’s right-hand man during and after the 2016 election. He’s one of the co-founders of Breitbart, a far-right “news” website infamous for spreading dangerous disinformation -- and he has repeatedly been condemned for his white supremacist ideology.
Bannon’s sworn testimony could be game-changing -- he reportedly met with Trump in late December and urged him to focus his efforts to overturn the 2020 election on January 6th. Plus, on January 5th, Bannon forebodingly said on his podcast: “all hell is going to break loose tomorrow.” [1]
But if the House lets Bannon put himself above the law and ignore subpoenas, we may never know what role he and Trump played in the insurrection.
John, we deserve the truth. We deserve to know everything that happened during and leading up to that horrific day -- and every person who helped incite or coordinate the attack must be held accountable.
Add your name if you agree: The House must vote to hold Bannon in criminal contempt -- sending a strong message to anyone who may try to interfere with this investigation.
This shouldn’t be a partisan issue -- every U.S. House member who cares about defending our democracy should do what it takes to make sure this investigation uncovers the truth.
I hope you’ll join me in speaking out today,
Devon Nir, Digital Strategies Manager
and the team at Common Cause
1) https://www.vox.com/2021/10/17/22731028/january-6-committee-bannon-trump-contempt-executive-privilege
