Democratic Rep. Raskin Threatens Steve Bannon With Jail: 'He's Completely Exposed'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Mediaite

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) raised the prospect on Monday that Steve Bannon would be sentenced to jail if he refused to testify before the House committee investigating Jan 6.

MSNBC’s Yasmin Vossoughian, who was filling in for Stephanie Ruhle, noted in a morning interview with Raskin that Bannon was refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena on the basis of executive privilege, which empowers presidential staffers to defy Congress. Bannon left the White House in August 2017, more than three years before January’s unrest in Washington, D.C.

“He wasn’t working for the executive branch,” Raskin observed. “So even if you assume hypothetically that Donald Trump has some kind of executive privilege, which is extremely dubious in itself, how could that extend to Steve Bannon? So he’s completely exposed.”

He also recalled the case of Susan McDougal, who was convicted in 1996 of fraud and conspiracy for her role in the Whitewater scandal that engulfed former President Bill Clinton. The former president pardoned McDougal before he left office in 2001, but not before she spent 18 months in jail for refusing to testify to a grand jury about Clinton’s role in the affair.

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[Me.]

2. Well Then Get On It

stop talking...do it

[JohnSJ]

4. Exactly

[hamsterjill]

5. Amen!

Now would be a good time!

[Magoo48]

6. Right,

Talk’s cheap.

[SouthernDem4ever]

7. agreed

[SoCalDavidS]

9. He Hasn't Missed His Appearance Date Yet

They can't do squat until he fails to show. He's scheduled for either this Thursday or Friday, so by this time next week, they better be making their move on him.

[Me.]

12. They Can Be Ready

teh minute he doesn't show up...make that call, deliver those papers, whatever needs to be done

[lagomorph777]

15. They should lay the groundwork with DOJ in advance.

[Me.]

18. Exactly

[LymphocyteLover]

35. BINGO!

[paleotn]

19. Move the date back to tomorrow morning....

just because he's been snotty about it. I don't care if he can't physically make it. Arrest his ass regardless. Fight fire with flame throwers.

[jalan48]

23. Yep. Enough paper tiger politics.

[Hassler]

36. 1000% yes.

[Scrivener7]

39. Yes!

[Champp]

3. Of course the Republicans will support the core fairness of...

...locking up the SlobChild of the notorious and treasonous Slobfather, for having disgusted America by farting at a Congressional subpeona. Right?

[bringthePaine]

8. yeah, more six-months-or-less sentencing BS refuKKchicken judges? he's laughing...

[bucolic_frolic]

10. If you've found a weak point, strike it as hard as you can

[Botany]

11. Oh Mr. Bannon this guy is coming for you.

Early life and career

Descended from Russian Jewish immigrants, Jamin Ben Raskin was born in Washington, D.C. on December 13, 1962, to Barbara (née Bellman) Raskin and Marcus Raskin. His mother was a journalist and novelist and his father was a former staff aide to President John F. Kennedy on the National Security Council, co-founder of the Institute for Policy Studies, and a progressive activist. Raskin graduated from Georgetown Day School in 1979 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1983. In 1987, he received a J.D. degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

Raskin was a constitutional law professor at American University Washington College of Law for over 25 years, where he taught future fellow impeachment manager Stacey Plaskett. He co-founded and directed the LL.M. program on law and government and co-founded the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project. From 1989 to 1990, Raskin also served as general counsel for Jesse Jackson's National Rainbow Coalition. In 1996, he represented Ross Perot over Perot's exclusion from the 1996 United States presidential debates. Raskin wrote a Washington Post op-ed that strongly condemned the Federal Election Commission and the Commission on Presidential Debates for their decisions.

[mahina]

14. Holy cats

He always was obviously extremely bright but dang, magna cum laude add both Harvard law school and undergrad?

[Botany]

16. Bannon is smart too. But Mr. Raskin is on another level. Me? 2.3 from Ohio U.

Bannon knows he broke the law a number of times that are not covered but his pardon from Trump
and his bluster and braggadocio will carry no weight with the members of the Jan. 6th committee.

[PortTack]

22. This!

[Ray Bruns]

13. 'He's Completely Exposed'

EEEWWWW! No one wants to see that.

[MontanaMama]

17. Get the show on the road.

Lock his gin soaked ass up. Yesterday.

[old guy]

20. At this particular moment in time,

all I can offer is a yawn.

[ananda]

21. Quit talking. Just.. do.. it.

...

[Captain Zero]

32. Throw him in Epstein's cell. It's waiting.

For him.

[RicROC]

24. Save time and don't let them run out of the clock

Schedule all on the same day these players in the Jan6 coup attempt to appear in Congress. They won't show up...throw them in jail. That saves weeks upon months of waiting and legal maneuvers.

If a few do show up, give them each an hour grilling in front of the committee and then reschedule them for follow-up.

[xxqqqzme]

25. Bannon is defying the entire country.

Engaged in a conspiracy overthrow the Constitutional government.
It is very simple.
Don't threaten him, throw his ass in jail.

[Paladin]

26. We need action, Democratic leadership.

Immediate action.

trump's fascist overtaking of this country appears to be gaining support by the day, while Democrats are more and more perceived as gutless dithering fools, unwilling to use the very real, legitimate powers they have. Is there another civil war in our future, against trump's brain-dead hordes? Are we going to allow the most evil political figure in our country's history to prevail?

Immediate action.

[BlueJac]

27. Action not threats!

Just do it already!

[packman]

28. No one would like it more to see his ass in jail

but, I won't see it because I'm going on a Bigfoot hunt on some flying pigs.

[dlk]

29. Actions speak louder than words

Brannon will not appear unless dragged in wearing handcuffs. Regarding jail, actions speak louder than words.

[SayItLoud]

30. I highly respect Rep Raskin but enough with the talk. NT

[erronis]

31. Isn't this the vomit-bag that shows up on foreign yachts?

Chances of sending the Coast Guard or Marines to board a yacht in Putin's home territory?

Personally, I think this bag is forcing the issue. With the backing of major US and foreign backers.

No good will happen either way. Disruption and chaos.

[Escurumbele]

33. So many things that MUST change

1. Get rid of the filibuster.
2. Get rid of the Electoral College.
3. Enforce the subpoenas.
4. Get rid of those rules that protect criminals just because they are in office.
5. A president CAN and SHOULD be indicted if he/she commits a crime, get rid of that cowardly opinion that a sitting president cannot be indicted.
6. Executive Privilege must be banned for matter concerning criminal behaviour.
7. If Garland is not going to get serious about indicting trump, then get someone else who will.
8. If Garland is not going to get serious about indicting all the other republicans, then find someone else who will.
9. A person who commits a crime, whether it is fraud, or anything else and was convicted MUST NOT be able to run for public office. Why would we want crooks in office? I believe in 2nd chances, but 2nd chances must have limits.
10. Get rid of the republican party...OK, I know this one is hard, but...
11. Impose regulations on the media to not allow lies to be told to the public. We must protect the truth.

I could come with more, but that is enough to get started.

[BlueStater]

34. Bannon is a fucking nobody.

He doesn’t hold elected office. He hosts a shitty radio program.

There’s zero reason they can’t arrest his smelly ass if he refuses to comply with the subpoena.

[Evolve Dammit]

37. This has been reduced to theatre since all were pardoned a year ago. Garland is not up to the

current challenges. They are making a mockery of the justice system.

[Evolve Dammit]

42. It's like Mueller. There is no "fire in the belly" and this is critical. They are worn out, tired?

We will lose democracy at this rate.

[Calista241]

38. If I were him, I'd claim the Dems are pursuing a partisan investigation that has criminal

consequences. And then I'd exercise my 5th Amendment rights.

Even if he can't exercise his rights due to the pardon, it would take years to litigate in court.