Tag: Contempt of Congress

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Steve Bannon Surrenders to Prison for Contempt Sentence

“I’m proud of going to prison today,” Bannon said outside Correctional Institution. “If this is what it takes to stand up to tyranny ... I’m proud to do it.”
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Speaker Mike Johnson approves House intervening in Bannon case before prison sentence starts

Speaker Mike Johnson approved having the U.S. House intervene in Steve Bannon’s contempt case just days before the former Trump aide was set to report to prison.
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Steve Bannon Files Emergency Request to Supreme Court to Stay out of Prison

“If Mr. Bannon is denied release, he will be forced to serve his prison sentence before this Court has a chance to consider a petition for a writ of certiorari."
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Ex-Trump Adviser Kash Patel Asserts House Has Authority to Arrest and Detain AG Garland for Subpoena Noncompliance

Kash Patel, former federal prosecutor and Trump advise, asserted Congress has authority to arrest and detain AG Garland for refusing to comply with a subpoena.
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DOJ Won’t Pursue Criminal Contempt Charges Against Garland

DOJ official wrote AG Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress because refusal to hand over Biden's audio recordings did not amount to a crime.
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AG Garland Contempt Resolution Heads for House Floor Vote

House Rules Committee advanced resolution to hold Merrick Garland in Contempt of Congress over failure to hand over audio tapes of Biden’s interview with Hur.
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Trump Ally Steve Bannon Ordered to Surrender to Prison Soon

A former adviser to Trump has been ordered to surrender to prison by July 1, 2024 to serve four-month sentence after being convicted of contempt of Congress.
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2 House Panels Clear Contempt Resolutions Against AG Garland

The attorney general has failed to turn over subpoenaed recordings of Biden’s interview with special counsel Hur to two House committees.
00:21:43

Former Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Reports to Prison

Jailed Navarro declined to turn over records for J6 committee, citing Trump's executive privilege allowing some presidential records to be blocked from disclosure.

Appeals Court Denies Peter Navarro’s Bid to Delay Jail Term

Former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro’s bid to delay his prison sentence as he appeals his conviction was rejected on March 14 by a federal court.