Bannon defies Jan. 6 panel's subpoena, risks contempt charge

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection could soon urge transgression contempt charges against erstwhile White House adjutant Steve Bannon arsenic helium defies the panel’s subpoena for documents and testimony.

The committee had scheduled a deposition for Bannon connected Thursday, but his lawyer has said helium won’t look aft Trump directed him not to.

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, president of the Jan. 6 committee, said successful a connection Thursday that the committee volition not tolerate defiance of its subpoenas, truthful they “must determination guardant with proceedings to notation Mr. Bannon for transgression contempt.”

“I’ve notified the Select Committee that we volition convene for a concern gathering Tuesday evening to ballot connected adopting a contempt report,” added Thompson.

Former Trump Defense Department authoritative Kashyap Patel was besides scheduled for a deposition Thursday but besides volition not appear, according to 2 radical acquainted with the plans who spoke with The Associated Press anonymously. Patel is inactive engaging with the committee, the radical said.

“The Select Committee volition usage each instrumentality astatine its disposal to get the accusation it seeks, and witnesses who effort to stonewall the Select Committee volition not succeed,” wrote Thompson successful his statement. “All witnesses are required to supply the accusation they person truthful the Committee tin get to the facts. We’re grateful to the galore individuals who are voluntarily participating and to witnesses who are complying with subpoenas, including respective who met the deadline to statesman producing materials to the Select Committee. We’re moving up rapidly to get answers for the American radical astir what happened connected January 6th and assistance unafraid the aboriginal of American democracy.”