Justice Dept. Requests Transcripts From Jan. 6 Committee
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack for transcripts of interviews it is conducting, which have included discussions with associates of former President Donald J. Trump, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The move, coming as Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appears to be ramping up the pace of his painstaking investigation into the Capitol riot, is the clearest sign yet of a wide-ranging inquiry at the Justice Department.
The House committee has interviewed more than 1,000 people so far, and the transcripts could be used as evidence in potential criminal cases, to pursue new leads or as a baseline text for new interviews conducted by federal law enforcement officials. Aides to Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi and the chairman of the committee, have yet to reach a final agreement with the Justice Department on what will be turned over, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the confidential nature of the investigations.
On April 20, Kenneth A. Polite Jr., the assistant attorney general for the criminal division, and Matthew M. Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, wrote to Timothy J. Heaphy, the lead investigator for the House panel, advising him that some committee interviews “may contain information relevant to a criminal investigation we are conducting.”
Mr. Polite and Mr. Graves did not indicate the number of transcripts they were requesting or whether any interviews were of particular interest. In their letter, they made a broad request, asking that the panel “provide to us transcripts of these interviews, and of any additional interviews you conduct in the future.” Spokesmen for the Justice Department and the House committee declined to comment.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/us/politics/jan-6-committee-transcripts.html
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to do something? Anything? 
Wake me when they arrest the Slobfather.
of what? I don't want participants. I want the assholes that planned and spearheaded the insurrection, not the dumb shits who were stupid enough to follow the Big Orange Pig.
When they get to those who planned and spearheaded this, wake me. 
have the reach and power of the DOJ, but I'm flattered you think I do.
You seem to want to do battle for some reason. I'm not taking the bait.
This is an opinion and information board. If you don't like my opinions, ignore me. A lot better than you have done it. Buh-bye.
The bell tolls for thee.
"Let's all agree that the coup planners need to be held accountable." I agree with that. 
But not all that surprising for those who have been following things relatively closely.
Kinda funny that it was this particular event that shifted your perspective, but better late than never.
Note: you and I may have disagreed in the past about the status of the investigation, but we have always agreed on the necessity of convicting the coup architects.
Why would criminal prosecutors describe their entire case in the press just to satisfy a few individuals in the general public? 
The stuff they have gathered and continue to gather, has and can be presented to either existing federal grand juries and/or to new federal grand juries.
(hint, I am a federal retiree who had worked with DOJ in the past and had my stuff used as evidence for cases)
in the 235 year history of this country?
So Robert Mueller was tasked to deal with thousands of RW extremist thugs who broke into the U.S. Capitol threatening the Vice President of the United States yelling "HANG MIKE PENCE!!!11!!!" (with a gallows set up outside) and roaming through the corridors yelling "FIND THAT BITCH PELOSI!!!!", where the official Certificates of Ascertainment had to be secreted away so they wouldn't be stolen, while the terrorists were proceeding to destroy furniture and files in the House Parliamentarian's Office, rifling through the Speaker of the House's office, and otherwise causing some almost $3 million in damage?
So this is the same as what Mueller was investigating?
I suppose that Rip Van Winkle "Mueller" response was to be expected.
The January 6th Committee doesn't have the power to prosecute, they just gathered the evidence, it's up to DOJ to take legal action.
particularly with respect to referrals for those who have blown off a subpoena that they probably really needed some info from - obviously Bannon (since he had no excuse not being "active" in any administration), and more recently Meadows, Navarro, and Scavino.
One of the other purposes of this Committee is to use the report to help guide standing Congressional Committees on what is needed in drafting legislation to help ensure that this doesn't happen again.
For example, their very first public hearing exposed weaknesses in the coordination of response between the various law enforcement entities that service the U.S. Capitol, the Capitol grounds, and the city of Washington D.C., including what became a cumbersome, itinerant, and often intransigent chain of command.
You mean the DOJ headed up by Jeff Sessions (remember him? I guess not ), who was Attorney General when Kavanaugh was going through confirmation in 2018?
There is no difference between Democrats and Republicans?
The one thing to keep in mind about Garland is that having been a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals judge for 24 years (the last 7 as Chief), he knows what goes on in a judge's mind including what they are looking for and whether what is being presented is bullshit or not.
Neither Elf nor Barrf had that kind of judicial experience (where Garland has worked as a prosecutor for DOJ in the past in various capacities, giving him an additional perspective).
I know that some seem to want the Sidney Powell Kracken style of filing court cases but I think Democrats have no plans to go down that rabbit hole.
So Steve Bannon is a "small fry"? Trial is scheduled for July 18, 2022.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/stephen-k-bannon-indicted-contempt-congress
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 12, 2021
Stephen K. Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress
Two Charges Filed for Failing to Honor House Subpoena From Select Committee Investigating Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Stephen K. Bannon was indicted today by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Bannon, 67, is charged with one contempt count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition and another involving his refusal to produce documents, despite a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol. An arraignment date has not yet been set in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
“Since my first day in office, I have promised Justice Department employees that together we would show the American people by word and deed that the department adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law and pursues equal justice under the law,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “Today’s charges reflect the department’s steadfast commitment to these principles.”
“As detailed in the indictment, on Sept. 23, 2021, the Select Committee issued a subpoena to Mr. Bannon,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia. “The subpoena required him to appear and produce documents to the Select Committee, and to appear for a deposition before the Select Committee. According to the indictment, Mr. Bannon refused to appear to give testimony as required by subpoena and refused to produce documents in compliance with a subpoena.”
In its subpoena, the Select Committee said it had reason to believe that Bannon had information relevant to understanding events related to Jan. 6. Bannon, formerly a Chief Strategist and Counselor to the President, has been a private citizen since departing the White House in 2017.
Each count of contempt of Congress carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, as well as a fine of $100 to $100,000. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office. The case is being prosecuted by the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Attachment(s):
Download Stephen Bannon Indictment.pdf
Component(s):
Office of the Attorney General
USAO - District of Columbia
Press Release Number:
21-1122
If you believe it, it must be true!
I'm afraid he has been "out of the news" for some time now.
Perhaps take a break?
(gonna be a long summer
)
I seriously doubt they'd let that pass. They'd more likely force the DOJ to bootstrap, because rethugs are so fiscally conservative. 
Someone would need to sneak it in there somewhere, although if something like a Supplemental Appropriation is hundreds of pages, it's not too difficult to slide a line item in (but some are hip to that).
