The House is set to vote Thursday to hold former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon in criminal contempt as the Capitol attack probe digs in
The congressional push for firsthand details of Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 elections is about to land in the lap of the Biden administration.
House investigators view Bannon’s testimony as crucial to understanding Trump’s intense focus on Congress’ Jan. 6 session to certify Joe Biden’s electoral college victory. In particular, they're betting a Bannon-Trump conversation on Dec. 30 and Bannon's Jan. 5 meeting with other figures of interest at D.C.'s Willard Hotel hold clues to Trump’s awareness of the prospect for Jan. 6 violence.
Rep. Liz Cheney , the vice chair of the select committee who lost her GOP leadership post thanks to her criticism of Trump, urged fellow Republicans on Wednesday “to step back from the brink.” Cheney further alleged during a House Rules Committee meeting on contempt that some of her party colleagues are "just trying to keep their heads down" about Jan. 6 because "they don't want to anger" House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
“My understanding is, from my memory, I talked to [Trump] after the attack happened and we were removed from the chamber," Jordan said on Wednesday, adding: “I had nothing to do with any of this."that Jordan spoke to Trump more than once on Jan. 6 but contended he doesn’t “recall the times" of those conversations.
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