JUST IN: Contempt proceedings against Bannon to begin Tuesday.

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[grumpyduck]

1. Throw that asshole in prison and weld the door shut.

[Captain Zero]

54. Use Epstein's cell. It's available.

NT

[AZSkiffyGeek]

2. But the committee wasn't going to do anything about them?

I read that here!

[Alexander Of Assyria]

17. Also read that many times here...hopefully never again...👍

[quakerboy]

65. Let me know when he is actually imprisoned

Till then its words on paper. I have shelves full of paper with compellingly arraigned words, and while i value them highly, they only run about $5 per hundred thousand in normal commercial situations.

[malaise]

3. Great News

Rec

[Hortensis]

28. Yes. Perhaps Bannon's referral is meant to encourage others

to cooperate more. I'd read there's actually been hopeful speculation that we might not prosecute. Ridiculous, but we know most around that culthole seem to be exceptionally good at believing what they want to.

[malaise]

36. Bannon did show up after he was subpoenaed

during the Slobfather's administration.

Heard someone suggest that he may plead the 5th

[Hortensis]

44. :) The 5th huh? From what I've read, Bannon's famous for

high risk behaviors. Look at him defrauding people for supposed "wall" donations while he knew he was on the FBI's radar.

[malaise]

46. True

He also had some fake documents somewhere in Europe

[Hortensis]

63. Good. I missed that one. Some time ago he reportedly learned

his election subversion would be illegal in most of the dozen or so European nations he planned to attack, so he seemingly backed away from those in time. And/or candidates refused to get involved and go to prison for it.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Prosecute the whole stinking bunch

Including those commanding them to break the law

[Grasswire2]

5. why wait?

Why not today?

[Hortensis]

18. My thought. Today! But I don't know the game.

[SergeStorms]

21. Exactly my thoughts.

Why give the scumbag time to leave the country?

[Evolve Dammit]

59. indeed. Europe is where it's all happening now. Even Sinema going for her fundraiser. Tucker live

from Hungary. Bannon's school in Italy. The authoritarianism seems global in scale and Ukraine/ Russia/ Orange Dumbfuck/ Manafort/ Flynn, Giuliani was the first inkling I had as to the scope. And that is tip of the massive iceberg. Do all roads lead to Putin, who wants us in a racially divided civil war?

[Bev54]

33. It is going to the house floor for a vote on Tuesday

I didn't think they were in session right now.

[DENVERPOPS]

55. I am not sure

that the house or senate works on Mondays and Fridays unless forced to for some reason.......

If I am correct.....nice work if you can find it.........

[Bev54]

56. I thought they were supposed to be off this week but were called back for a vote

and then were off again. I just checked the calendars and yes they are off for the rest of the week for committee business, whatever that is. They are back on Monday.

[DENVERPOPS]

61. Thx Bev! NC

[malaise]

38. Because there is a process

It was explained on CNN - a Committee has to meet and then there is a full House vote

[kentuck]

6. Who is the US Attorney for the District of Columbia?

How long would he postpone action on the matter?

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/meet-us-attorney

[Alexander Of Assyria]

8. Acting...so serves at pleasure of the President...as we should well know since

Herr replaced people as often as needed everywhere…but as appointed by Biden see little issue.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

10. Are you implying that a Biden appointee wouldn't act?

He was appointed in March 2021. And had previously served under Obama.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

12. It's is good to considerwhat roadblocks the fascists may try to set up, but agree this

President Biden appointee is not one of them…and I highly suspect Biden saw this moment in history coming and appointed the correct US Attorney.

[kentuck]

19. They could try and interfere with the Grand Jury, I suppose?

But that would not be legal.

As if illegality would ever have anything to do with it.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

29. Grand jury convened by a Biden appointee in secret, as they all are.

Wouldn’t worry about that.

Frankly if the AG, appointed by Biden, and the Acting AG responsible for prosecuting contempt of Congress, also appointed by Biden,accept the contempt report the committee will submit to them…the wheels of justice will spin fast… other indictments on the same fast track, will happen.

Contempt of Congress will be…must be…treated same as contempt of court…with rapidity.

[Calista241]

43. Congressional contempt referrals haven't been acted upon in decades.

Why Biden's administration will be different about it is something that will have to be proven by actions.

[Justice matters.]

50. If DOJ doesn't convene the Grand Jury, the Committee will issue a Inherent-Contempt report

to the Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives

https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2019/05/03/us-congresss-inherent-contempt-power-arrest-by-sergeant-at-arms-trial-before-house-or-senate/

Go for it if the DOJ stalls.

[Fiendish Thingy]

57. Can you name an instance where the AG under a Democratic president didn't enforce

A criminal contempt referral from Congress?

The only ones I can think of were AGs under Republican presidents when Dems had the house.

Were there any criminal contempt referrals by a Dem congress under Obama or Clinton (besides Susan McDougal)? Carter? Johnson?

This could be new territory, at least in my lifetime…

[Calista241]

64. Eric Holder was held in contempt by a Republican congress.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

7. Herr's puppet AGs and US Attorneys refused to enforce the clear, detailed, if

somewhat complex constitutional and Congressional procedure mandated…Barr and any US Attorney under his control…all of them technically, would not have indicted for congressional contempt.

The ball is now rolling towards actual criminal trials for contempt because before Herr and Barr left their mess for us to clean up the contempt ball would inevitably have hit a legal stone wall.

So the answer to “why didn’t Democrats do something before, in the dark ages?

This letter to America explains the answer…there is light now at the end of the prosecutorial and enforcement tunnel.

[demmiblue]

9. Adam Schiff: "We've said it before, and we'll say it again: We're not messing around here."

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again:

We’re not messing around here.

People with relevant information to our investigation into January 6 must comply with lawful subpoenas.

If they don’t, we will use all the tools at our disposal — including criminal contempt.

Link to tweet

[Nittersing]

11. Will Bannon stick around?

What's to keep him from bailing before Tuesday?

[Alexander Of Assyria]

16. Quick indictment and bail hearing with travel restrictions....

or flight to another country, guilt by flight presumption, and extradition proceedings.

Am good with that too.

[Hortensis]

20. Especially when considering which countries he'd be safe

from extradition in. It'd put a real crimp in his world revolution.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

31. Good point 😂, Bannon seeking refuge in a non-extradition country...maybe Madagascar?

[malaise]

39. Brazil

He and that scoundrel are friends

[Alexander Of Assyria]

41. Hoping Biden has put him on the terrorist watch list...refused egress at the airport.

[demmiblue]

24. As to the second question, hubris.

I think the lot of them feel like they are untouchable.

[UTUSN]

13. K&R

[lagomorph777]

14. I hope DOJ cooperates.

Present signs are not very encouraging.

[Hortensis]

22. Really? Haven't heard. What are they?

[lagomorph777]

25. Low level insurrectionists are routinely being sentenced to Cancun vacations,

with DOJ approval.

That is fucking dangerous and unacceptable. These people need to be severely punished.

[Hortensis]

42. Well, yes, although these creeps are only low level by nature.

Unfortunately, if the deals we need are made, we already know we're likely to be disappointed in eventual punishments. 30 year minimum as a beginning!

Oh well. Anyway, remember, the DoJ's usual tactic is to work its way up the criminal hierarchy. These guys were working directly with DT in the last days, including Bannon outside, so they weren't so low. Not even one degree of separation. And Mark Meadows was his chief of staff!

I just hope they start cracking like window glass. Twerpie Kash Patel was a clerk who became a major agent in DT's battle with the intelligence agencies. What was he supposed to do if DT'd succeeded in making him director of the FBI (!) or assistant director of the CIA (!)? He was all over the place. And what does he know about why the National Guard wasn't brought in earlier when he was the chief of staff for DT's highly questionable acting SoD? 100 other initial questions, probably every one with a "you can't make this stuff up" answer.

[kentuck]

23. If the US Attorney sends it to the Grand Jury...

That means the DOJ is "cooperating", right?

[lagomorph777]

26. That's the first step.

Also have to push for conviction and push for serious prison time.

Not a trip to Cancun.

[kentuck]

32. In my opinion, it's helpful to remember that they are not prosecuting Donald Trump...

...they are prosecuting Steve Bannon.

No one cares about protecting him, except Trump.

Trump will probably make a statement about Bannon similar to the one he made about Paul Manafort? How he was a good man and it is a disgrace what they are doing to him...blah...blah.. blah..

[lagomorph777]

34. They're not really prosecuting anybody, yet.

I'll believe it when I see it.

[malaise]

47. The Slobfather cannot protect him this time around

Hope he dies in prison

[murielm99]

58. The magic 8-ball says that to me all the time.

[Maraya1969]

15. They REALLY need to impose prison time. Otherwise these slimes will just continue

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over and over to flout the law in the faces of the American people.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

35. First step is the committee report, then acceptance by Garland, then grand jury,

then indictment, then trial, then sentence.

But it’s criminal contempt of Congress so it will move fast as all criminal contempt must, and does.

Since the committee report is all the evidence the grand jury will need, expect that to take like an hour with coffee break.

[lagomorph777]

37. "flout"

Sorry - I seem to be in grammar-Nazi mode today.

[mcar]

27. Guess some people here and elsewhere on SM were wrong

Wonder if we'll ever hear them admit it.

[ffr]

30. Say hello to Bubba!

[Sogo]

40. Does a warrant get issued for his arrest by the US Attorney?

[Justice matters.]

51. No. The Contempt of Congress legal Report is passed on to the House first.

Then the full House votes on it. Once passed, Criminal Contempt is referred to the DOJ for it to convene a Grand Jury.

The GJ then must vote on it: A 50% + 1 (majority rule) verdict means an arrest warrant is issued Legally.

[Calista241]

45. They can all avoid saying or giving anything to anyone by saying it's a partisan investigation,

the committee is going to make up shit, or present anything in the worse possible light, and as a result, they're pleading the 5th. Which is probably what will happen if this does ever appear before a judge. But I'm not going to hold my breath.

[stillcool]

49. what does that have to do with a subpoena?

they say whatever and do whatever, but they if there are legal consequences for failing to appear, all their talk does nothing.

[Beetwasher.]

48. Yes, This is The Process, Good. This is how the system works. Some may find it frustrating, but it's

what people who believe in the rule of law do. They don't round up anyone they want when the online community demands it. First, the deadline for him to respond has to pass without his response. That's what deadlines are for. It's at that point he's actually committed the crime. Now that he's committed the crime, the process to prosecute begins. Again, we don't just go rounding people up without due process. This is what due process looks like.

[ITower68]

52. Lock Him Up!

[Catherine Vincent]

53. Throw him and the others in jail just like they did Ms. McDougal

[Evolve Dammit]

60. Cuff and stuff. I don't care where, how, or what force is necessary to achieve compliance. nt

[Hotler]

62. I hope proceedings equals signing, dating and sending first thing Tuesaday morning.

Paper work should already be filled out. They knew this was coming.