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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:00 PM Feb 2018

Schiff says Bannon 'likely' to be held in contempt

Source: CNN

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN

Updated 10:38 AM ET, Fri February 16, 2018

Washington (CNN)The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Friday it's likely that Steve Bannon will be held in contempt of Congress after refusing to answer questions before the panel, which is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

"I think it's likely that he will face a contempt citation," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, said at a Council on Foreign Relations event.

The former White House chief strategist declined Thursday to answer a wide array of key questions pertinent to the Russia investigation, telling the panel he was instructed by the White House to invoke executive privilege on behalf of President Donald Trump.

According to Schiff, Bannon would only answer 25 questions authorized by the White House and answered "no" to all of them.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/politics/adam-schiff-steve-bannon-contempt-citation/index.html

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Schiff says Bannon 'likely' to be held in contempt (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2018 OP

If this is true, it's about time. Zoonart Feb 2018 #1

Whoa! This has taken a serious turn. ffr Feb 2018 #2

Maybe Mueller does not want Bannon being questioned by Congress. Sneederbunk Feb 2018 #3

But Bannon claims he was instructed by 45* not to answer questions groundloop Feb 2018 #7

Nothing will happen. n/t Mr.Bill Feb 2018 #4

Ryan has the option to act, and this Trump lackey will do nothing. nt NCjack Feb 2018 #9

I heard that very thing just prior to Flynn's indictment. LanternWaste Feb 2018 #12

That was Mueller's doing. Mr.Bill Feb 2018 #16

not getting hopes up Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #5

This is not as big a deal as some might think. LonePirate Feb 2018 #6

And after all that, could 45* pardon him? groundloop Feb 2018 #8

It would probably never even make it out of committee because BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #10

and as if he will see a single day in jail. that's only for us little people. nt Javaman Feb 2018 #11

Add that to the Obstruction File Bayard Feb 2018 #13

I don't care if 45 kisses Bannon's ass (or vice versa), force Bannon to testify. SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #14

The House Intelligence Committee is useless at this point Mr. Ected Feb 2018 #15

Zoonart

(11,879 posts)

1. If this is true, it's about time.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:02 PM

Feb 2018

The thugs have been jerking this committee around for too long.

ffr

(22,671 posts)

2. Whoa! This has taken a serious turn.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:04 PM

Feb 2018

Nail his ass to the wall congressman!

Sneederbunk

(14,303 posts)

3. Maybe Mueller does not want Bannon being questioned by Congress.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:09 PM

Feb 2018

groundloop

(11,523 posts)

7. But Bannon claims he was instructed by 45* not to answer questions

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:25 PM

Feb 2018

But at this point who the hell knows what's going on?

Mr.Bill

(24,330 posts)

4. Nothing will happen. n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:14 PM

Feb 2018

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

9. Ryan has the option to act, and this Trump lackey will do nothing. nt

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:35 PM

Feb 2018

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

12. I heard that very thing just prior to Flynn's indictment.

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:49 PM

Feb 2018

I heard that very thing just prior to Flynn's indictment.

And just prior to Manafort's indictment.

And just prior to Rick Gate's indictment.

And just prior to George Papadopoulos' indictment.

Mr.Bill

(24,330 posts)

16. That was Mueller's doing.

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #12)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 01:25 PM

Feb 2018

Not a republican controlled Congressional committee.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,430 posts)

5. not getting hopes up

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:17 PM

Feb 2018

If it depends on lyin' Ryan to defy TrumPutin, then consequences will likely be postponed until after November.

LonePirate

(13,431 posts)

6. This is not as big a deal as some might think.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:18 PM

Feb 2018

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress

First, the committee must vote to hold Bannon in contempt which must be approved by the full House. Then, it goes to the US DA for DC who must empanel a grand jury to indict Bannon. If it goes to trial and he is convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $100,000 fine.

I seriously doubt the contempt order reaches that trial conviction stage.

groundloop

(11,523 posts)

8. And after all that, could 45* pardon him?

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:26 PM

Feb 2018

BumRushDaShow

(129,493 posts)

10. It would probably never even make it out of committee because

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:39 PM

Feb 2018

this is a "witch hunt" ya know!

Javaman

(62,534 posts)

11. and as if he will see a single day in jail. that's only for us little people. nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:41 PM

Feb 2018

Bayard

(22,154 posts)

13. Add that to the Obstruction File

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 12:51 PM

Feb 2018

Questions approved by Rump, and the answers? Maybe this was Mueller bait.

SWBTATTReg

(22,166 posts)

14. I don't care if 45 kisses Bannon's ass (or vice versa), force Bannon to testify.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 01:08 PM

Feb 2018

Last edited Fri Feb 16, 2018, 02:52 PM - Edit history (1)

Bannon can't involve executive privilege (only tRUMP does). So Bannon has to either tell the truth in answering the ?s posed to him, or cite 5th Amendment in right to not self-incriminate.

Simple, eh?

And...no one is above the law, as Bannon supposes he is. Idiot too. His brand went down in flames when more and more of his rants and raves told us all about Bannon, the man! What a joke.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

15. The House Intelligence Committee is useless at this point

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 01:22 PM

Feb 2018

When we take back the House in November, however, that would certainly change things.

I have nothing but respect for and empathy with Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, et al., but they know they're embroiled in a horse and pony show as long as Devin Nunes and the Pukes are holding the reins.

With Bannon having spent 20 MEANINGFUL hours being interviewed by Robert M and the Muellettes, the likely scenario is that he was instructed to keep his testimony quiet and to hide behind the White House's sophomoric demand for privilege when no such privilege exists. Plausible deniability for Bannon; limited information to Trump. A real coup.

This particular story is a non-starter, as far as I'm concerned.

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