Steve Bannon could go to jail if he wont talk to Congress about Russia

[babylonsister]

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/19/17020080/steve-bannon-contempt-congress-trump-russia

Steve Bannon could go to jail if he won’t talk to Congress about Russia
Both parties are considering holding him in contempt of Congress for refusing to talk.
By Zeeshan [e-mail]@vox.com Feb 19, 2018, 9:10am EST


Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has been refusing to answer lawmakers’ questions about the Trump-Russia investigation — and they’re so tired of it that they’re considering holding him in contempt of Congress.

The House Intelligence committee could vote on whether or not to discipline Bannon as early as Monday. If lawmakers vote yes, there are three different kinds of contempt charges they could use.

First, there’s “inherent contempt” — which could result in Bannon being held in Congress’s very own jail if he refuses to comply with their subpoena. But according to Andy Wright, a former White House lawyer in the Obama administration, that kind of measure hasn’t been used in around a century and is unlikely to be taken up now.

There’s also “criminal contempt,” which means that Congress could turn to the Department of Justice to prosecute Bannon for refusing to comply with their subpoena. But that route also seems unlikely, since the Department of Justice has traditionally resisted prosecuting executive branch officials when they’re following the president’s orders.

And finally, there’s “civil contempt,” a rare but occasionally used technique for obtaining information. Wright sees it as the most likely out of the three.

If Congress chooses the third, it would have to get a judicial order from a federal court to uphold the demand that Bannon testify. If the court decides that Congress is right, it could issue an order requiring the former White House strategist to testify — and arrest him for failing to follow that order.

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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/19/17020080/steve-bannon-contempt-congress-trump-russia

[SoCalMusicLover]

1. I Won't Hold My Breath

These PIECES OF GARBAGE seem to get away with whatever they want.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. I suspect that Bannon is high functioning alcoholic....

put him in the Congressional jail.........dry him out.....that will loosen his tongue.

[MontanaMama]

3. I'd love to think they'd throw the book at him.

The GOPers will never do it, IMO.

[elehhhhna]

4. a smart convict is brewing extra toilet wine just in case