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Does complicate whether doj decides to step in and tries to send someone to jail. the political energy around it makes it, if anything, a somewhat informally higher bar to go, take a contempt referral from congress, and enforce it. but thats exactly what the pressure is going to be on attorney general garland. hes going to have to decide, if congress does hold bannon in contempt tomorrow, whether to pursue it. whether its partisan or ultimately about justice. congress hands the call over to doj,...

>> reporter: while the investigation into january 6th is poised to take a pivotal step forward, the select community will report on steve bannon whos refuse to go comply. hes a former trump adviser. he had the presidents that all hell was going to break loose. the committee has a full ends in the feature. it only refers to us whether we hold bannon in contempt. we night not see a resolution on this for quite some time.

Political battles, made kindness of resolution from this day forward, there is much reaching across the chamber in this debate today and we must ask, but we look across the chamber and those of our that we have never felt fallen prey to feelings of contempt or lack of respect or unkindness towards those who oppose us kindness is giving without an expectation of getting. it inspires hope and optimism and also with many on all sides, we have had disagreements but we do not doubt his sincere goal t...

Were about to finally start seeing testimony under oath from the former president. >> he managed to get those punted. i want to get your thats thoughts on steve bannon. hes completely defied the request. >> were going to refer it to doj and its up to them. thats not a civil contempt case where they would put him in jail potentially trying to coerce him to testify. thats a free standing criminal case. if hes charged by a grand jury with having committed criminal contempt, that case goes on whethe...

Constituents. meanwhile, the house committee investigating the capitol insurrection will vote tomorrow whether to hold steve bannon in contempt. what do we know about other aides? >> reporter: steve bannon, former trump aide, has not cooperated with the committee. he defied his congressional subpoena. they will be holding a business meeting tomorrow night to vote to hold him in contempt. that is expected to pass. it will then be pushed to the house for a full vote and then potentially referred t...

Twitter, you could lie at rallies, that is not good. but that is also not a crime. however, when your under oath, even in a deposition, even in a civil case, that is potentially a crime. so so the stakes are different. you need to use is use other evidence and documents and recording and emails like you saw the lawyer doing to discipline the wit. so say i will show through other piece of evidence and keep the wit in line. the last thing you could do is shape your questions, one fact per question...

Adviser, private citizen, meaning whatever conversations he had with trump at the time were likely not protected. ultimately this will almost certainly play out in court. you see, if the full house votes to hold bannon in contempt, speaker nancy pelosi would refer the charges to the department of justice and it will decide whether to prosecute. president biden has made clear what he would like to see happen at that point. >> i hope that the committee goes after them and holds them accountable. >...

>> see? youre offended right now. >> but you still have a standing invite. im not going to cancel you. come back anytime. lets talk about another media story that got attention this week. the daily mail reported that katie couric said he edited out statements by the late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg in 2016. in those statements, rbg addressed black athletes like colin kaepernick who knelt, that the protesters show a contempt for a government that has made it possible for their paren...

Its network management redefined. every day in business is a big day. well keep you ready for whats next. comcast business powering possibilities. . early at 6:00 on a sunday and we are glad to have you. im christi paul. >> im boris sanchez. >> were following a developing story out of haiti where 17 american missionaries have been kidnapped. >> subpoena showdown, the house you set to make moves to hold steve bannon in contempt. how this is expected to play out in the coming days. plus, reach...

Justice department. that had to do with other pretty horrific things. i think the president has made it clear we need answers to this. i think the vast majority of americans agree. this potential criminal contempt referral, or will be criminal contempt referral for steve bannon is the first shot over the bow, but its very real. it says to anyone else coming in front of the committee, dont think you are going to be able to walk away and were going to forget about you. we are not. >> you and benni...