The Jan. 6 Select Committee announced that it will hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt after the former Trump chief of staff failed to show up for a deposition.
"Mr. Bannon has declined to cooperate with the Select Committee and is instead hiding behind the former President's insufficient, blanket, and vague statements regarding privileges he has purported to invoke," said Select Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson in a press statement. "We reject his position entirely. The Select Committee will not tolerate defiance of our subpoenas, so we must move forward with proceedings to refer Mr. Bannon for criminal contempt."