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Is not going to face this. he is possibly holding bannon in contempt, and also for the long term effort, they are issuing valid subpoenas. so i think this is an important assertion by the committee and ultimately by the congress to refer to the department of justice. and i think that the department of justice after some evaluation is going to determine that it does have the authority to enforce this criminal contempt proceeding. i think that he is the lesser of the characters in terms of his abi...

Administration out of the hands of the house select committee investigating him. just a day before the committee meets, perhaps to take action against one of his former cronies, steve bannon, for defying a subpoena. the man whos expressed contempt for the entire concept of being held accountable by anyone for anything he did, something -- well, he did something else to come -- come to know from him. he went to court to try to get his way. cnn senior legal affairs correspondent, paula reid, joins...

But the department of justice isnt compelled to prosecute the case. >> the department of justice is supposed to take that contempt citation, go straight to a grand jury and then begin the process of holding the person in contempt. but, as we have seen in the past that doesnt necessarily get the information. >> that was the problem with the irs figure lois learner in 2014, the same with former bush white house chief of staff josh bolton and white house counsel heart meyers in 2007. they came to t...

Setting the template for away would happen for those who refuse to cooperate. >> pete, help us poor congressional reporters out. what will happen to steve bannon? >> under the law when the house finds him in contempt, thats referred to the justice department. the statute says the justice department shall present the matter to a grand jury. the justice department cant tell them who to prosecute. so thats the first bit. we know whats going to happen in the house. the question is whats the justice ...

Does make you wonder about what happened in this particular case, and what it says more broadly about where we are. >> stand up. speak out. help your fellow citizen. it is basic. >> yeah. cnns coverage continues right now. a very good tuesday morning to you. im jim sciutto. >> im erica hill. hours from now the january 6th committee will vote on whether to recommend criminal contempt charges against trump ally steve bannon. this is the most aggressive sign yet that anyone defying those congre...

But we know two things. one is that the attorney general is facing a lot of political pressure, and according to experts ive spoken with, bannon has made the decision a little bit easier for him. in terms of the political pressure, late last week, president biden said that he believes, yes, bannon should be prosecuted for contempt. that is notable because the justice department is, of course, supposed to be independent, but other democratic lawmakers have also come out and said they want this pr...

John kasich, thank you very much. kaitlin, thanks. an important note to our viewers. join anderson cooper for a cnn town hall thursday night 8:00 p.m. only here on cnn. coming up, were closing in on the january 6th committees vote on holding steve bannon in contempt and we are digging deeper into bannons efforts to help former president trump try to overturn the presidential election. pnc bank believes that if a pair of goggles can help your backhand get better yeah! then your bank should help...

Branch of our government. you mentioned before that this would be going to the department of justice for criminal prosecution, but if you look at this resolution, it is not limited to just criminal contempt. basically the speaker of the house is allowed to take whatever action is necessary to enforce these subpoenas, which would include civil contempt, which in a way is counterintuitive because civil contempt actually has more teeth to it than criminal contempt. steve bannon knows he can go thro...

Not justify with the respect of the subject supplies your claims deposition testimony to any documents your clients may possess concerning either subject. that is deputy counsel ready to defend his lawyer. my understanding is that your committee has issued a report recommending contempt to vote on contempt for steve bannon, is that correct? >> that is correct. well be having a vote tomorrow evening in washington to consider a two big department justice of criminal content for mr. bennett. his ac...

Deal with a vexatious litigant like donald trump, or someone who is intransigent, like steve bannon or other aides refusing to comply. what happens with this contempt vote? is bannon looking at any consequences here? >> well, he should be. remember, i know that oftentimes people think of baseball as americas favorite past ime but it is litigation. normally, people thumb their nose, the last couple years they have been. but the idea of having a criminal referral to the department of justice, reme...