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And forth today. this feels like trump world running the same play, executive privilege, for a podcast host who is nowhere near the west wing for years and years and years before the insurrection and the white house saying, no, thats not a thing. >> yeah. so, this play has been run many times before, trump has always lost the play. hes going to lose it again. so basically, the congressional committee seeking all sorts of information about steve bannon and what he was up to on january 6th on the ...

Their claims. mr. bannon has relied on no legal authority to support his refusal to comply with the subpoena. the report theyll vote on tonight states -- >> you cant just say im not coming in. the law requires when a subpoena has been duly issued, as this one was, to come in and make your case. >> reporter: an option bannon does not appear to be willing to take. and so the committee is moving forward tonight. hoping that other potential witnesses will take note. >> its also really important, rig...

Push for parents pays off. >> bret: alex, thank you. nebraska republican congressman jeff thorton berry is facing a federal indictment tonight. he is accused of lying to the fbi and concealing information from federal who are investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a nigerian billionaire. he said in a youtube video posted monday he is shocked and stunned by allegations and he will fight them. he says he did not lie to investigators. the house committee investigating the capitol...

Getting some materials. but legal experts ive spoken with, jake, say its a long shot. >> paula reid, thanks so much. lets discuss with my august panel. brendan, the actions of this committee have already become very, very partisan. even though liz cheney and adam kinzinger, two republicans, are on the committee. and a former republican congressman denver riggleman is on the staff. do you think this debate about whether or not bannon is going to be held in contempt of congress is going to split...

Out, its such a viability. republicans have high hopes of taking back congress in 2022 but every time they take a vote and a house wide vote on thursday for contempt. when they let someone like steve bannon off and the facts come out and the grand jury comes together and learn the tally of what happened, that vote is going to hang around the necks of like andy harris or scott fitzpatrick. i wouldnt want to take the vote to exonerate steve bannon after contempt goes to the house floor. >> well ke...

0 >> tonight on all in, a disgraced ex president makes his move to stop the january six committee. what we know about donald trumps last ditch appeal of the supreme court. then, colin powell said comes to coronavirus complications at age 84. and the vaccine misinformation machine kicks into gear. >> here we have a very high example. that is going to require more truth, more truth from our government. >> plus, how groups catalyze obama era teen pretty protests. or doing the same with scoreboard p...

To hold steve bannon in concept of congress could set in motion prosecutions. in response to the president a d.o.j. spokesperson said, quote, the department of justice will make its own independent discussions in all prosecutions based solely on the facts and the law. period, full stop. president bidens comments are in support of a key member of the january 6th committee, republican adam kinzinger. watch. >> i think the president has every right to signal, i think he has every right to make it c...

After that imprisonment for civil contempt, she was then hit with separate new criminal contempt charges to go after the punishment. thats an interesting footnote. because a jury did not convict her on the second round, or was rather deadlocked, forcing a mistrial. so what are the takeaways here? one, congress has options. two, contempt is a very real, valid power. it can land you in that jumpsuit, but it can take a long time with long odds to get to the jumpsuit. thats the difference that makes...

>> thank you. >> first of all, given what weve just walked through and the history, where do you see this contempt of mr. bannon fitting in? is it a stronger case, or more of a jump ball? >> the fact that the house is pursuing contempt changes against mr. bannon is not a surprise. theyve telegraphed that for a long time. and bannon is acting like a man with something to hide, like a man who is guilty. i love how you laid it out in that segment. but this is different from a land deal or the epa, ...

Then theres another one that is a bit more self-enforcing. this is something congress can do itself. one of our legal guests recently brought it up. >> congress should use its other power. we need inherent contempt. if you or i ignored a subpoena from a court, we would be in jail. we would not pass go, we would not collect $200. we would go to jail. because courts have an inherent contempt power, they can jail you until you follow their rules. >> thats true. but congress has not gone near that p...