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Floor is thats exactly what were saying. the argument that he is making is absolutely the argument that were making. he is a private citizen. hes not entitled to executive privilege, and therefore were going forward with the issuance of the subpoena. this contempt process is absolutely in order, and you just cant flaunt your nose at congress and say im not going to do it. you and i know, as well as the majority of right-thinking people you honor subpoenas. you show up and if you decide to plead ...

Significant political pressure. committee members and even president biden have publicly said that they want bannon to be prosecuted even though of course the justice department is supposed to be independent of the white house. now, they continue, the committee continues to negotiate with other trump associates. its very rare to hold anyone in contempt, to prosecute anyone for contempt, but this is meant to send a message to any other witnesses who are thinking about not cooperating. the committ...

If the justice department decides theyre not going to prosecute, then whats to stop other witnesses from similarly saying, well, clearly, congresss oversight power is a paper tiger. so, we would pursue other remedies. we would have to look at things like inherent contempt. wed have to look at civil litigation, but as weve seen, civil litigation, in particular, can be very time consuming, and were we to go the route of criminal or inherent contempt and congress use its inherent power if we were t...

Oriented as well. and this week he said he would use the filibuster in the same way you are talking about dealing with bannon and inherent contempt. thank you very much. >> thank you, nicole. >> robert costa, inherent contempt. let me explain more to the viewers what happens. under inherent house proceedings the sergeant at arms takes a person into into custody for proceedings to be had he would in congress. congressman jim hines, obviously someone with a big and important role in the impeachmen...

U.s. senate in the most sweeping bipartisan senate presidential conviction vote in american history, trump now tries to get his followers like steve bannon not to testify here and not to turn over evidence that they have about this vicious assault on american democracy. in america when you are subpoenaed to testify in court or in congress, you show up. period. you can invoke your fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination to specific questions if you think you committed a crime. you ca...

Legitimacy of this claim based on steve bannon no longer working in the white house, which is the reason why executive privilege doesnt apply to him. but any way, well go ahead and let them talk. here they are. >> steve bannon was a private citizen before, after, and during january 6. so why is the select committee interested in steve bannon? its simple. he is a democratic party boogieman. >> this is what the majority has decided to spend its time on, holding a private citizen who wasnt even par...

By mob rioters. he should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. mr. mccarthy was right then. the president bears responsibility. we need to know what happened. this body must have the ability to understand what caused the attack, to understand who was responsible and to take legislative action to ensure that it never happens again. madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this motion for contempt for mr. steve bannon. i urge them to do so because it is right. i...

To vote in favor of holding steve bannon in contempt maybe mid teens and keep in mind a lot of republican members who voted and who want to be committee chairs if they have the majority in 2023. they would like to have subpoenas enforced if a committed chair. they dont look fondly on people thumbing their nose at comm for congress but they want you to provide information. you would look at those republicans who would vote "yes" to impeach president trump the second time and/or the republicans wh...

Loose. but it was just a spontaneous thing that bannon knew absolutely nothing about? no. well, all but nine republicans want to look the other way and not hear more from steve bannon. paula reid is outfront live from capitol hill. doj now has the bannon referral from the house. obviously this passed overwhelmingly with those nine republican votes in addition to democrats. so what happens now? >> reporter: all eyes, erin, are on the attorney general. todays vote to hold bannon in contempt gave s...

Gets a free pass after defying a lawful subpoena, stressing that the need for this investigation should be self-evident to every member of congress. >> we are investigating the attack on congress by domestic enemies of our constitution because we are sworn to do so by our oaths of office. in america, when you are subpoenaed to testify in court or in congress, you show up, period. if you act deliberately with sneering, cavalier contempt for the american people and their representatives, we will h...