The U.S. Department of Justice indicted Steve Bannon, a former advisor to former President Donald Trump, on two counts of contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
The Department of Justice said the two charges stem from Bannon’s failure to appear for in-person testimony before the committee as well as his refusal to turn over documents requested by the committee.
The Democrat-led House committee has been requesting that Trump associates turn over documents and provide testimony about what, if any, role they played in disputing the results of the 2020 election and the crowds of people who entered the U.S. Capitol on January 6 as Congress was certifying the results.
