
The January 6 committee just got *a lot* more powerful
CNN
The news late Friday that on-again, off-again Trump political svengali Steve Bannon had been indicted on two counts of contempt for his refusal to testify before the House January 6 select committee is a game-changer in terms of the committee's power to compel unwilling witnesses to appear before it.
The House passed a contempt resolution against Bannon last month for his flaunting of a congressional subpoena to appear before the committee in connection with the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rally and subsequent riot at the US Capitol that left more than 100 police officers injured and 5 people dead.
Attorney General Merrick Garland had been tight-lipped as to whether the Department of Justice would pursue criminal contempt charges against Bannon.