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Its another public declaration by the committee in effect, that we know how urgent this is. we know that if we dont move immediately, we can lose all of the ground here that we have. and the time can run out. we heard committee members saying that they are in some negotiations with some other witnesses. but if they get the feeling that those negotiations are just a delay, game they will hit them with the criminal contempt also. >> and theres two pressures on them. one is the clock, the legislati...

Committee to decide, the same week that a witness was supposed to testify, that they are going to find criminal contempt, is moving with extraordinary speed. its also different that sometimes white houses, will respect the wishes at a previous president, if they want to claim executive privilege. obviously the biden white house, particularly since steve bannon was not an employee of the white house at the time of the insurrection, they are not having any of that. its moving quickly, and also you...

D.c. police officer who youll see highlighted. hes dragged out of the building by the mob and the usual warnings apply that some might want to look away for a few moments. mob of people attacking a police officer. he and about 140 others were hurt. several later died by suicide. the people they were protecting of both parties were threatened, some with death, as they carried out their duty to withhold results of a free and fair election. contempt for that, all of it, is

But there needs to be permanent leadership during the fda at all times. they are responsible for the safety of food and drugs in the entire country. and congress needs to get its act together and get the right person confirmed. thanks so much for joining us. "ac 360" is now. good evening. there is breaking news tonight about the right of a great arm. andrew mccabe who was fired cruelly to the glee of the former president just hours before his retirement has been totally vindicated. hell speak ...

Select committee witnesses who fail to comply with a subpoena is both straightforward and longstanding. first, the january 6 select committee would vote on whether to find him in contemn. once the resolution passes to the committee, it would be referred to the full house for a vote. if they find the speaker in contempt, nancy pelosi must refer the matter to the district of columbia for prosecution. the justice department has full discretion on whether to seek said prosecution. if the prosecution...

Covid. i think it is going to be really important to prevent both. >> all right, good to hear. important to think about. dr. peter hotez, thank you very much. thanks so much, jim. >> steve bannon is in serious legal trouble this morning after failing to comply with the congressional subpoena it appear before the house committee investigating january 6th. the committee is now moving forward to hold bannon in criminal contempt. >> if he refuses the subpoena like we expect him to continue to do, ...

Of this and allowing congress and allowing the doj to handle this, making clear theres no -- theres a huge separation between the doj and the white house, but this is a doj that has wanted to make clear to folks that the norms are back, you know what i mean? the rule of law is back. and so they have a lot to think about when it comes to the criminal contempt, which can also take a really long time, right? this isnt something that usually is over in a month. this could take months and even years,...

Bannon refusing to cooperate on the grounds that trump has exercised executive privilege is bogus. a former president has no privilege. we have never seen a case of a former president exercising executive privilege themselves. it has been exercised for them by current presidents. but never by a former president. thats maybe why bannons lawyer keeps referring to trump as president trump, as opposed to former president trump, tipping his hand that he would know it doesnt make any sense legally. no...

Party will apply to the court for whats called a show cause order. they will ask the court to direct donald trump to show cause why he shouldnt be held in contempt. now, steph, you know, depositions are held thousands of times every day in this country, and theyre sort of a little bit ungamely, and people lie all the time in depositions and rarely are there any consequences, unless the person being deposed happens to be particularly high profile or notorious. think about what happened to bill cl...

Afternoon after being arrested on obstruction charges, charged with trying to protect a man who was later accused of illegally entering the capitol during the insurrection. officer michael riley allegedly told the man repeatedly to delete all so many that would prove he was in the building that day. according to the indictment riley sent a facebook direct message to the man that read in part, im a capitol police officer who agrees with your political stance, just looking out. last hour in court,...