Steven Bannon is now willing to appear in front of the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot after months of refusing to testify.
“He’s decided that he wants to come in, and if he wants to come in, I’m certain that the committee would be very interested in hearing from him,” Raskin said.He has said he’d rather appear in a public hearing, though the committee has signaled he needs to first talk in a private interview, typically in a sworn deposition.
The committee believes Bannon “had specific knowledge about the events planned for Jan. 6 before they occurred,” citing comments on a podcast the day before the chaos. The committee believes Bannon “had specific knowledge about the events planned for Jan. 6 before they occurred.”Bannon’s trial on the contempt charges is July 18 with a hearing scheduled Monday, though the former White House advisor has attempted to delay the trial to at least the fall.
The committee’s Thursday evening hearing will outline what Trump was doing for more than three hours as supporters descended on the Capitol.
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