"new day" continues right now. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. it is wednesday, october 20th. i'm john berman with brianna keilar. so steve bannon was directed to comply with a lawful subpoena. instead, he chose to define lawmakers. and that is why the house committee investigating the january 6th en insurrection is recommending criminal contempt. >> based on the investigation, it appears mr. bannon had substantial advanced knowledge of the plans for january 6th and likely had an important role in formulating those plans. mr. bannon's and mr. trump's privilege arguments do, however, appear to reveal one thing. they suggest that president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of