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House holds Trump ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress

  • Contempt citation for Bannon approved by 229 votes to 202
  • Strategist refused to comply with Capitol attack subpoena

The House voted on Thursday to hold Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress, over his refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the 6 January Capitol attack.

The approval of the contempt citation, by 229 votes to 202 against, escalates the select committee’s efforts to punish Bannon for his non-compliance as they intensify their inquiry into whether then-president Trump helped plan or had advance knowledge of the insurrection.

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