House votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying Capitol attack subpoena
The House passed a resolution on Thursday that found Steve Bannon, advisor to former president Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress, and asked the Department of Justice to proceed with criminal prosecution over his refusal to cooperate with an investigation into the January 6 insurrection on the US Capitol. The vote passed 229 to 202, with nine Republicans supporting the resolution, and will now pass to the US Attorney General for further consideration, the AP and Reuters report. The vote comes after Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday to block the House committee from accessing records related to the attack.
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