Bannon pleading not guilty to contempt of Congress charges

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Former White House strategist Steve Bannon speaks to the media extracurricular of the U.S. District Court successful Washington Monday, Nov., 15, 2021. Bannon has surrendered to national authorities to look contempt charges aft defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating January 6™s insurrection astatine the U.S. Capitol. Bannon was taken into custody Monday morning. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Posted at 4:18 PM, Nov 17, 2021

and past updated 2021-11-17 17:18:50-05

Steve Bannon is pleading not blameworthy to transgression contempt of Congress charges and waiving his close to an arraignment.

Bannon was scheduled to look successful tribunal Thursday.

He was indicted past week for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the legislature committee investigating the Jan. 6 onslaught connected the U.S. Capitol.

Bannon turned himself successful connected Monday. He was released without bail aft turning implicit his passport and agreeing to cheque successful with
the tribunal connected a play basis.

Bannon, a Trump ally, has been defiant to requests for cooperation. After his archetypal tribunal appearance, Bannon told reporters, "This is going to beryllium the misdemeanor from hellhole for Merrick Garland, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden."