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Bannon is doing the same. he knows that this legal fight could take years. he wants to drag this out. >> he thinks its going to take years, yes. but i dont think it will. i think this could happen very quickly. remember, all thats been used so far is criminal contempt. but there is also civil contempt that is very much out there. and then the inherent contempt powers that congress continues to have. and donald trump just sued us. so that creates yet another opportunity for us to get at trumps te...

Nothing to hide, he would show up before this committee and share the perspectives that he has had. if he believes hes in the right, as it sounded like he did on the day before january 6, as he was rallying people up to bring the fight to washington, he sounded like he felt very confident in his positions, and so one would have thought that he would just come to the committee and present his perspectives if he was so in the right. the fact that he hasnt is really problematic, but we cant allow h...

The day before the attack >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow its going to be moving its going to be quick. >> reporter: in letters to the committee, bannons attorney argued bannon is unable to comply and had been instructed not to provide documents or testimony by trump to try to force his hand, the full house would have to vote to hold bannon in contempt, recommending the department of justice pursue criminal charges, a step president biden has supported, but would be up to the u.s. a...

Sirius, youre about to hear his voice. representative jamie raskin, democrat of maryland who is a member of the committee. representative raskin, i appreciate you joining us. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me, don. >> your committee is voting, voting unanimously. they moved ahead. the full house is going to vote on contempt charges on thursday. its a rare and serious step. so talk to me about what is at stake here? >> its blatant contempt of the congress. we had a subpoena for him to tu...

January 6th voting to recommend criminal contempt charges against steve bannon for defying a subpoena to appear and provide documents. next up, a vote by the full house. the question is, then what? what are the legal steps after that? we can turn now to cnn contributor, former nixon white house counsel, john dean. also, uc berkeley law professor and former deputy assistant attorney general, john yu. john dean, i want to read something that congressman adam schiff, a member of the select committe...

About officer safety. >> on a very personal note, just last month i lost my first cousin to covid and her husband and her daughter in a two-week time span. i will say and do anything to save an officers life. >> coronavirus is now the leading cause of death for law enforcement according to the officer down memorial page. the non-profit group says covid has killed 482 officers since the start of pandemic, thats more than five times the number that have died from gunfire in that same period. >> re...

Bannon, then i want to ask you about what vice chair cheney said. why do you think bannon doesnt just come on and plead the fifth? >> one would think if he has nothing to hide, he would show up before this committee and share the perspectives that he has had. if he believes hes in the right, as it sounded like he did on the day before january 6, as he was rallying people up to bring the fight to washington, he sounded like he felt very confident in his positions, and so one would have thought th...

Protect the country going forward, thats our mission. >> congressman adam schiff, to serve on the, committee just voted to report unanimously out of that committee, to go to the full floor, thank you very much congressman. >> thank you. >> the republican vice chair of the house select committee investigating the january 6th investigation, liz cheney gave a statement before they unanimously voted to hold steve bannon in contempt. >> because he is categorically refused to appear, we have no choice...

You cant argue effectively that they dont have a legislative purpose in asking for these documents and to hear about these conversations. so doing that to beat the subpoena overbroad, there is no legitimate legislative purpose, i dont see how that wins. >> yeah. >> the idea of privilege for bannon, first of all, it hasnt been asserted. i had one of the lawyers on tonight arguing it. not a cogent case. >> yeah. >> but the bigger question, don, you got nothing to hide. why not come to the committe...

I dont think its unexpected that ban him with thumb his nose of the committee, but you said, and others in the committee of, said were not messing around here, and i am struck by the speed at which this is going, the vote happened tonight, what happens next? >> i expect we will take this up on the floor very soon, im not in a position to announce how, soon but i think its going to happen very, soon just as we took up the criminal contempt, and as the chairman pointed out, tonight for anyone else...