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2024-10-22 03:14:16 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

A federal jury found Steve Bannon guilty of unlawfully defying a subpoena issued by the January 6th Committee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bannon#2022_contempt_of_Congress_conviction_and_prison_stay:~:text=On%20July%2022%2C%202022%2C%20the%20jury%20found%20Bannon%20guilty%20on%20both%20charges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress#:~:text=Found%20guilty%20by%20a%20Federal%20Jury%20of%20unlawfully%20defying%20a%20subpoena%20issued%20by%20the%20January%206th%20Committee https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250504958/steve-bannon-contempt-upheld https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-contempt-congress-appeals-court-397cd470d2862816fea776b0d788a760 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/730 https://levin-center.org/bannon-contempt-of-congress-indictment/ https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/r/r45653 The subpoena met the requirements of Wilkinson v. United States (1961) and is thus "legally sufficient" and enforceable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress#:~:text=a%20congressional%20committee%20must,been%20authorized%20for%20investigation https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/365/399/#:~:text=If%20these%2C%20then,and%20free%20speech https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/106181/wilkinson-v-united-states/#:~:text=If%20these%2C%20then,and%20free%20speech https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1998845357020858365#:~:text=If%20these%2C%20then,and%20free%20speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkinson_v._United_States

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• A federal jury found Steve Bannon guilty of unlawfully defying a subpoena issued by the January 6th Committee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bannon#2022_contempt_of_Congress_conviction_and_prison_stay:~:text=On%20July%2022%2C%202022%2C%20the%20jury%20found%20Bannon%20guilty%20on%20both%20charges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress#:~:text=Found%20guilty%20by%20a%20Federal%20Jury%20of%20unlawfully%20defying%20a%20subpoena%20issued%20by%20the%20January%206th%20Committee https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250504958/steve-bannon-contempt-upheld https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-contempt-congress-appeals-court-397cd470d2862816fea776b0d788a760 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/730 https://levin-center.org/bannon-contempt-of-congress-indictment/ https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/r/r45653 The subpoena met the requirements of Wilkinson v. United States (1961) and is thus "legally sufficient" and enforceable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress#:~:text=a%20congressional%20committee%20must,been%20authorized%20for%20investigation https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/365/399/#:~:text=If%20these%2C%20then,and%20free%20speech https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/106181/wilkinson-v-united-states/#:~:text=If%20these%2C%20then,and%20free%20speech https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1998845357020858365#:~:text=If%20these%2C%20then,and%20free%20speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkinson_v._United_States