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The former president donald trump was going to defend executive privilege in that matter. well, the committee simply didnt buy that argument. in a statement today, the chairman betty thompson saying, quote, the select committee will not tolerate defiance of our subpoenas, so we must move forward to proceedings to refer mr. bannon for criminal contempt. ive notified the select committee we will convene for a business meeting tuesday evening to vote on adopting a contempt report. now, this move by...

Let me read a little bit of the statement that was issued by the committee chairman bennie thompson here in the last few minutes. the select committee will not tolerate the defiance of our subpoena, so we will move forward with proceedings to refer mr. bannon for criminal contempt. ive notified the select committee that we will convene for a business meeting tuesday evening to vote on adopting a contempt report. ana, the timing of this is very important. this is a process. its not as if bennie t...

Request, specifically when the committee asks them through subpoena, and this is what he said. "the select committee will not tolerate defiance of our subpoenas. so we must move forward with proceedings to refer mr. bannon for criminal contempt. ive notified the select committee that well convene for a business meeting tuesday evening to vote on adopting a contempt report." and obvious bannons defiance has been bold and public. he said he does not believe he should be compelled to comply with th...

Hi there, everyone. its 4:00 in new york. a day that will determine the future the january 6th committee is here. at least one of the first four subpoenas the committee has issued is officially being ignored and the first criminal contempt referral is officially being put into motion. they will refer steve bannon for criminal contempt after receiving a letter from his attorney that he will not comply before the 1/6 committee. bennie thompson says the committee will meet on tuesday to discuss ado...

Pursue criminal charges against him. and the chairman of the january 6 panel says theyll do just that. bennie thompson released a statement about 30 minutes ago saying, quote, ive notified the select committee that we will convene for a business meeting tuesday evening to vote on adopting a contempt report. now, bannon says hes refusing because former president trump is trying to assert executive privilege over his conversations and communications with aides. two major problems for bannon on tha...

Immediately. i would have been having whatever standing committee subpoena all those documents of donald trump. the committee is so important, and democrats need to -- >> let me jump in here. i hear you saying the committee is slow, but the documents, the testimony thats requested, theyre slow walking it. theyre not responding, so is that really the fault of the committee? >> no, but its incumbent democrats now, because republicans arent going to do it, except liz cheney, and adam kinzinger and ...

A referral. in our case, the documents as the contempt report was heading to the floor, the documents came forward. but if they dont, then take it to the justice department and ask them to expedite it because its important that this be done swiftly because you really have obstruction going on here, i think, from the top on down. and so -- you know, from donald trump on down. so i think its important to set that standard early on. and its also important to understand that this is going to be very...

Then, you would send it over for a referral. in our case, the documents as the -- as the contempt report was heading to the floor, the documents came forward. but if they dont, then take it to the justice department and ask them to expedite it because its important that this be done swiftly because you really have obstruction going on here, i think, from the top on down. and so -- you know, from donald trump on down. so i think its important to set that standard early on. and its also important ...

>> the criminal referral, elliot, though, after the house would vote, it would require -- merrick garland would have to sign on to it. merrick garland would then have a decision to make about whether or not he would try to enforce it, correct? >> yeah, he would, number one. then number two, when it went to the u.s. attorneys office in washington, d.c., they would have to convene a grand jury so that would take a bit of time, too. thats partly why i am making the case for doing both at the same t...

Would vote, it would require -- merrick garland would have to sign on to it. merrick garland would then have a decision to make about whether or not he would try to enforce it, correct? >> yeah, he would, number one. then number two, when it went to the u.s. attorneys office in washington, d.c., they would have to convene a grand jury so that would take a bit of time, too. thats partly why i am making the case for doing both at the same time because you would have two different legal avenues goi...