“All hell is going to break loose tomorrow,” Trump’s former advisor said on his podcast on January 5. “You have made this happen and tomorrow it’s game day.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that Steve Bannon should be jailed for refusing to comply with a subpoena in the investigation of the January 6 Capitol riot, as comments he made a day before the violent event resurfaced. Bannon, an ally and previous advisor to former President Donald Trump, said earlier this month that he would not comply with the subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the insurrection by arguing he is protected under “executive privilege.” In response, the Democratic-led House voted to approve a criminal contempt referral against Bannon on Thursday, forcing the Justice Department to now decide whether or not he will be prosecuted. The legislative chamber voted 229-202, mostly across party lines, to approve the criminal referral. On Sunday, Pelosi addressed the issue during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, answering “yes” when asked if Bannon should be prosecuted and jailed for refusing to submit documents and testimony for the investigation.
