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>> it is a weak defense. he is trying to say this is a witch hunt and everything is political. of course, it is political. it is a political body that took this action against his contempt. but it is not a winning argument because the government is going to shred it and say, of course, they are political, and they are doing what they are charged to do by the house. he is defying it. it is a simple case. >> abby, we saw bannon leave the court, as abby was talking about and try to get into some ki...

Dangerous. i cant emphasize that enough. i ditched the long-sleeved shirt. maybe that will help internal body temperature come down. for so many folks, they are trying to figure out ways to cope. you see over my shoulder fountains. kids and families have been in there all day. here is the issue. it used to be there was sticker shock with triple digit temperatures. now its 110 or more, thats the state of affairs. i got off the phoneercot. they are anticipating a record usage. we are supposed to h...

Thats what prompted him to now issue this order for him to come down and testify here in georgia. we should mention we reached out to giulianis team for comment. a major development in that he is now ordered to come and testify before the special grand jury. >> chuck, what does that mean? can he just not show up again? whats the legal implication here? >> well, we saw from steve bannon what happens when you ignore a subpoena. if he didnt show up, if he didnt respond in any way, he could be held ...

Steve bannon was served a subpoena, he did not answered. he did not even attempt to answered and showed contempt for the process, for the institution of congress. that, as far as the bennett is concerned is the point. bannon has always been about undermining institutions like congress, defying them flagrantly in an effort to make the point that they are, in his mind, illegitimate. it does not surprise me that these proceedings have gone a long these lines, with bannon continuing to put on a show...

Last week, Trump-appointed Judge Carl Nichols rejected several of Bannon’s main defense lines and his attempt to delay the trial, portending a quick conviction.

Result in any prosecutions remains to be seen. so far, it hasnt. i mean, as yet, the only prosecutions the justice department has moved forward with, beyond people who took part in the capital riot itself, the only prosecutions that are actually acting on, or to contempt of congress prosecutions against former trump advisers who refused to respond to subpoenas for them testifying over documents to the generals investigation congress. prosecutors said in court on friday that trump advisor, peter ...

Than the jury selection process was. what i think he is happy to do, what i think that that smile suggests, is that he wants to use this trial or a show trial, as he calls it, to burnish his martyrdom in the eyes of the people he wants to continue to grift from. thats what he has been doing for several years now. but he is a testimony that could be very interesting also, a very different way than pottinger because we do know that before the election, he was saying, if trump loses, hes just going...

That we could end up having a trial that is shorter than the jury selection process was. what i think hes happy to do, when i think that smile suggests, is that he wants to use this trial or a show trial, as he says, the burnish his martyrdom in the eyes of the people that he wants to continue to grift from. thats what he has been doing for cancer enumeration, for several years now. but his is a testimony that can be very interesting also in a very different way. we do know that before the elect...

The justice departments strategic thinking here. now, whether that part of justice department investigatioe results iner any prosecutions remain to be seen. so far it hasnt.e i mean, as yet it works prosecutions the justice department has moved forward with beyond people who took part in the capitolnt riot itself, t only prosecutions theyre acting on are two contempt of congress prosecutions against former trump advisers who refused to after novi subpoenas for them t testify and hand over docume...

Department has moved forward with, beyond people who took partrd in the capitol rite itse, the only prosecutions theyre actually acting on is two contempt of congress, two former trumpnt advisers who refused to testify and hand over documents to the january 6th investigation in congress. prosecutors said in court on friday that the trump adviser peter navarro had refused their offer of a plea deal. they say he could have pled guilty to one charge of contempt and agreed to respond to the subpoena...