House Jan. 6 panel votes to hold ex-Trump advisor Stephen Bannon in contempt

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In refusing to cooperate, Bannon may be seeking to shield Trump, Cheney added.

“Mr. Bannon and Mr. Trump’s privilege arguments … appear to reveal one thing,” she said. “They suggest that President Trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of Jan. 6, and this committee will get to the bottom of that.”

The resolution asserts that Bannon “had multiple roles relevant to this investigation, including his role in constructing and participating in the ‘stop the steal’ public relations effort that motivated the attack, [and] his efforts to plan political and other activity in advance of January 6th.”

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