Steve Bannon found in contempt of Congress over Capitol attack probe

In a rare show of bipartisanship on the House floor, the committee’s Democratic chairman, Bennie Thompson, led the floor debate along with Liz Cheney of Wyoming, one of two Republicans on the panel

Thu, 21 Oct, 2021 - 21:31

Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael Balsamo and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The US House of Representatives has voted to hold Steve Bannon, an aide to former president Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the Capitol insurrection.

In a rare show of bipartisanship on the House floor, the committee’s Democratic chairman, Bennie Thompson, led the floor debate along with Liz Cheney of Wyoming, one of two Republicans on the panel.