The Democratic-majority committee will vote Tuesday to recommend charges against Bannon.
"The full House will vote to hold him in criminal contempt, and then the speaker will ultimately refer that contempt to the Justice Department, where the statute says that the Justice Department has the duty to present it to the grand jury," the California Democrat, who sits on the January 6 committee, said onRepresentative Bennie Thompson, chairman of the special committee, said the panel will vote Tuesday to recommend charges against Bannon when the House returns to Washington D.C.
Rep. Adam Schiff talks with a reporter as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol ahead of a vote to extend the federal debt limit until December on October 12, 2021 in Washington, DC.The full House will vote on the recommendation of criminal charges after it's approved by the Democratic-majority committee. A House approval will send the recommendation to the Justice Department, which will decide whether to enforce the prosecution.
As part of a sweeping House select committee probe into the events of January 6, the panel has issued subpoenas for testimony and documents from Bannon and several other Trump advisers, including Mark Meadows, Kash Patel and Dan Scavino.
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