The jury deliberated for less than three hours. The guilty verdict came after weeks of heated speeches by Mr. Bannon outside the federal courthouse in Washington, a lengthy jury selection process and a speedy trial that a judge had vowed to keep from becoming “a political circus.”...
Although Mr. Bannon was found guilty of what amounted to a low-level process crime, his conviction was the first of a close aide to Mr. Trump to result from one of the chief investigations into the Capitol attack....
ADDED: Bannon spoke to the press after the verdict:
Although Mr. Bannon was found guilty of what amounted to a low-level process crime, his conviction was the first of a close aide to Mr. Trump to result from one of the chief investigations into the Capitol attack....
No, it resulted from Bannon not appearing before Congress, and does not cast anything that happened on Jan 6th in any different light.
There was no possibility that any jury anywhere would not find him guilty given that he had no defense. Pro Tip - when you get a subpoena to appear before Congress, don't totally blow it off.
If you violently assault a republican candidate during a political speech you are free within hours.
The Democrats are just fascist shitheads and they are showing their ass to the world. They don’t care how evil they appear to the average person. Just look at what they are willing to post here:
jim5301 said... Too bad his get of jail free card isn't still president.
These are disgusting people and nobody is going to feel bad about how they are treated after they lose the midterms.
He has plenty of assignments of error. But this is really the worst of our two-tiered justice system. Dems skate. Conservatives get the max persecution available.
As I stated last week in my wager "Sloppy Steve" will go down and verdict will happen by Friday. Two out of three for me just waiting for my sentencing decree in October. His medieval defense was a whimper and his antics outside the court will not serve him well when the trump appointed judge sends him to a fitting for an orange jumpsuit. Let the average Joe ignore a subpoena and see where that goes. Good for the goose... all his outside the court bravado and statements will influence my wager of 3-1(as I go back and pull up his statements) that he is convicted and does a 4-month bid (maybe more as I dope the record). His goal of becoming a martyr for the followers will be important for him. A great podcast diatribe of martyrdom for him to beat into the ground Stay tuned Guiliani and the Bannon sit in guy while he was doing court are next. There was never exec privilege says trumps attorney Justin Clark. You certainly don't need a law degree to read through this situation.
Can I be declared guilty as well? I have nothing but contempt for Crazy Drunk Nancy and her cabal of socialist troglodytes. May they all die as they deserve, swinging from lampposts in emulation of their fascist inspiration.
A preview of the coming Trump conviction by a DC jury of his peons for giving aid and comfort in addition to instigating and supporting secessionist invasion of the US Capitol.
Completely and unironically, you're speaking free-range truth. The lives of everyone outside the beltway would improve almost immediately if everything and everyone inside it ceased to exist. I am totally and unapologetically serious.
And most of you here know - deep down - that this is true.
Gahrie said... Meanwhile, the man who attacked the Republican running for governor in New York is already back on the streets.
The same thing would happen in Dane County and Milwaukee County, WI if someone attacked a GOP candidate. Bannon would get the same treatment there as well.
What's hard to believe is that the scripted, ABC produced J6 Committee would have let Steve Bannon testify openly in primetime. This is a set up. All theatre.
This is where we are in America 2022. The Constitutional Republic that our WWII Grandparents fought to preserve is on its deathbed. Accept it. Drink more beer. Pray for your kids and grandkids.
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder won't be prosecuted for being in contempt of Congress because he is insulated by President Barack Obama's use of executive privilege, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Friday.
So WHY is Trumps use of executive privilege different than SAINT Obama who spied on Donald Trump??
Pro-tip: If a Congressional Committee is not legally comprised of members assigned by both the majority and minority leaders, it's not a legal committee and its subpoenas are not legal.
But this is DC, where the local kangaroo court will always enforce Dem priorities and ignore the rule of law.
There should be sufficient lampposts in DC for some judges to receive their just rewards as well.
Howard said... "A preview of the coming Trump conviction by a DC jury of his peons for giving aid and comfort in addition to instigating and supporting secessionist invasion of the US Capitol."
I wish that it were harder to imagine this actually happening.
And where is that guy who was found guilty of falsifying a filing before the FISA court. Still doing hard time? And I'm sure he hasn't had his law license restored.
Blogger jim5301 said..."There was no possibility that any jury anywhere would not find him guilty given that he had no defense. Pro Tip - when you get a subpoena to appear before Congress, don't totally blow it off."
If you think there will be payback, you haven’t been paying attention. If nothing else, the last 5 years have been a showcase on how Dems own the bureaucracy regardless of which party is in charge.
Fox News describes the killer argument that failed to get Bannon off the hook - book club membership. Kristin Amerling, the chief counsel for the Jan. 6 committee, confirmed that she is in a book club with Molly Gaston, one of the prosecutors in the case. Oh no! Not that!
In response, chief prosecutor Amanda Vaughn told jurors, tongue-in-cheek: “I don’t know what courtroom [defense attorney] Corcoran was in, but all I learned from that testimony was that Ms. Amerling and Ms. Gaston are book club dropouts.”
Bannon never had a chance with his executive privilege exemption claim, so he can expect two years sentence to perhaps benefit TFG - the price of the Trump pardon which saved Bannon jail time from his theft of Build The Wall funds.
You know who else got away without a trial? Lois Lerner. So Lois and Eric Holder both got away with doing the same thing Bannon is guilty of?? Do you get it yet?? The more they push the angrier the bear gets...and it won't take much to start it. THESE people will rue the day....because Karma is a nasty bitch
Of course he was "Guilty". Its a biased DC jury made up of 12 liberal Democrats who hate Trump. Plus the Judge refused to allow Bannon to make any real defense.
Will he appeal? Of course. He should win, but we live in a country where partisan Democrat judges laugh at the "rule of law". And the ones that aren't Democrats are Trump hating Bush types.
No one in executive branch has Ever been treated like this. THe last person to go to jail for contempt of congress was 50 or 70 years ago. Congress is usupring it power and running roughshot over the Executive brance. We know that there are 4 votes on the SCOTUS to uphold Bannon's conviction. Is there a 5th?
the real problem is McCarthy and McConnell. They secretly approve of what's going on, and the Jan 6th committee. If the positions were reversed, Pelosi and Schumer would be shutting down Congress to stop a out of control "Republcian J6 committee". But Chicom mitch likes it.
jim5301 said... There was no possibility that any jury anywhere would not find him guilty given that he had no defense. Pro Tip - when you get a subpoena to appear before Congress, don't totally blow it off.
I have followed Bannon for many years. I think he is brilliant. Perhaps it would have been better if he would have never ignored the subpoena, and instead showed up and gave the Committee hellfire and damnation.
It will almost certainly get reversed on appeal should Bannon appeal. The selective prosecution under this law renders it an unconstitutional violation of due process. Bannon isn't above the law, but he also isn't below it. A double-standard justice system can't be condoned by the appeals courts unless they want a revolution on their hands.
Howard wrote, "A preview of the coming Trump conviction by a DC jury of his peons for giving aid and comfort in addition to instigating and supporting secessionist invasion of the US Capitol."
I watched some of the show last night. Liz Cheney wants DOJ to file a criminal case against Trump and Garland is the man to approve it. DC jury convicts Trump. MSNBC goes wild. This is clear to me.
Blogger alanc709 said... Bannon was found guilty for the same reason Michael Sussmann was found innocent- trial in Washington, D.C. by a heavily-biased jury of Democrats.
It seems Bannon really was guilty though. He was subpoenaed and he refused to testify. From a factual point it really does seem he is guilty. And while I agree that the likely reason Sussmann was acquitted was something close to Jury Nullification from a Democratic jury that isn't a good comparison. If you are looking for double standards it would be the fact that when Eric Holder was held in contempt of Congress and it was referred to the Justice Department for prosecution no proceeding occurred. Eric Holder also plainly refused to cooperate, and from factual standpoint appeared to be unambiguously guilty as should-have-been charged.
A preview of the coming Trump conviction by a DC jury of his peons for giving aid and comfort in addition to instigating and supporting secessionist invasion of the US Capitol.
Howard, a lot of people across the country are watching all this, including the hundreds of political prisoners still held after 18 months. Only massive vote fraud will prevent a near extinction event for Democrats this November. We are waiting for our turn.
The Constitutional Republic that our WWII Grandparents fought to preserve is on its deathbed. ======= can somebody show me the logic reasoning for this claim >>> our WWII Grandparents fought to preserve The Constitutional Republic
So what exactly is the “case or controversy” involved here, to even be heard in a Federal court, when ab initio, Congress has no constitutional right to investigate non legislative matters in the first place?
It would be different if the DOJ was investigating, but they aren’t. So can an unconstitutional process really achieve conviction in a Federal Court? Really!?
There was no possibility that a DC jury would find him innocent, especially as the judge denied all his defense.
"I didn't feel like doing it" is not a valid defense. Either is claiming "executive privilege" since he was not a member of the administration during the time in question.
. I'm trying to figure out Bannon's game here. He's a solid strategist, so knew he'd be charged and convicted of Contempt. He went thru it with some thought out how he will benwfit.
Ann's right, it's a low-level process crime. I suspect Banning has an idea how he will spin this into political gold.
Garland is setting some very dangerous precedent. It's been 50 years since a person has been charged with ignoring a congressional subpoena. prosecuted, 2023, a flurry of subpoenas will target advisors to High Ranking Dem congress critters.And more than one Biden Advisor.
We still don't know why Pelosi refused to secure the Capitol. An investigation, should keep Garland busy.
This misdemeanor conviction of a former Trump advisor who was not a Trump advisor at the time of the events in question, over a procedural disagreement regarding a congrassional inquisition of dubious Constitutional authority, will of course be cited by all of the usual legal scholars here and in our ever-scrupulous MSM as proof of the proposition that Trump is Hitler.
"What's hard to believe is that the scripted, ABC produced J6 Committee would have let Steve Bannon testify openly in primetime. This is a set up. All theatre."
That's not how it works. The subpoenaed witness is cross examined for days in Adam Schiff's dungeon, and threatened with prosecution if he or she reveals anything whatsoever about the process, the questions, the substance or the testimony itself.
Then the Committee selects which particular tidbits it wishes to take out of context to present to support the show.
That is how it works.
Jim Jordan didn't agree with those rules back in the Adam Schiff Ukraine fiasco. That is why Nancy Pelosi wouldn't let Jim Jordan be on the "bipartisan" Committee.
This, like the OJ jury verdict, is not a decision that will enhance the respect of many Americans for our judicial system. If the Dems want to move forward with their goals of criminalizing Trump and his supporters, they need a broader swath of support than DC residents.....So many institutions have been discredited: the press, the FBI, the Pulitzer committee, academia, and now our judicial system. Thank God, we still have Kamala, poised and ready to take over at a moment's notice.
"This is where we are in America 2022. The Constitutional Republic that our WWII Grandparents fought to preserve is on its deathbed. Accept it. Drink more beer. Pray for your kids and grandkids."
I've come to the same conclusion. I don't think there's anyone who can turn the condition of our Republic around. It's very sad, and I never expected to arrive at this point in my life. I don't believe in this country anymore.
The question I face: stay in this country, as it declines, and my beliefs become prosecutable offenses? Or find somewhere else to live out the remainder of my life?
The Ds have sown the wind, and they will reap the shitstorm. The Rs are little better--worse on some things--so count me in the "Nuke DC from orbit" column. Neutron bombs so nothing important to history is destroyed. We still have neutron bombs, right?
Andre said... So what exactly is the “case or controversy” involved here, to even be heard in a Federal court, when ab initio, Congress has no constitutional right to investigate non legislative matters in the first place? ********************
"jurisdiction" can be a topic covered under "controversy".
Your purported conundrum would mean that no one could contest any aspect of the Committee hearings, including their not having power to investigate non-legislative matters.
Howard keeps using the term "aid and comfort", which applies only to the crime of Treason.
Even he, the procrustean stretcher and torturer of definitions and meaning, will have trouble convincing anyone that the J6 people were committing "treason".
TODAY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.
On August 24th, 1814 units of the British Army , in conjunction with the Royal Marines, came ashore in the American State of Maryland, and proceeded to capture the American Capital of Washington D.C. Once in possession of the city, as a legitimate reprisal under the laws of war, Our forces proceeded to set afire every public building in the city, including both the White House and the Congressional Chambers; sparing only the Patent Office, in the name of scientific advancement.
I would like to take this opportunity to assure the citizens of the United States that, in light of the deep and permanent ties that have since arisen between our two nations, it would be quite impossible for Our Armed Forces to again burn all of the governmental offices in Washington D.C. and certainly not while they are occupied.
Folks who comment on this blog, mostly crybabies and self pitying pussies. I have always wondered how Althouse’s line of comment and musing attracted this bunch. Playing with a theory that having somehow got it going she feeds this bunch what ittakes to keep it going, as sort of a zoo she can study.
I've come to the same conclusion. I don't think there's anyone who can turn the condition of our Republic around. It's very sad, and I never expected to arrive at this point in my life. I don't believe in this country anymore.
There 1s not much I can recommend about getting old but not having to see what happens to this country is one thing. I remember WWII. Never have I been so pessimistic.
Bannon has a big mouth and bad lawyers. His defense was he felt he was somehow exempt from a subpoena? His stupid arrogance can be on display in jail, I’m sure the inmates will be impressed by his bravado. Maybe they’ll let him wear two jumpsuits.
It is possible to imagine that some people would wish that they had Bannon’s accomplishments. Not just because Bannon is an expert at manipulating susceptible minds. But Bannon has actually done a ton, so it makes sense that less successful people would want to be him.
Inga (9:04): He was in fact legally exempt from the subpoena because the 'bipartisan' committee is blatantly unconstitutional, since all the members were appointed by the Democrats. People who pretend this is not a problem will understand it perfectly well if the Republicans control Congress next year and set up a 'bipartisan' committee to investigate Biden, rejecting all Democratic nominees and putting Joe Manchin on themselves. They can say "Manchin's a Democrat, so it's bipartisan" all they want, but the Democrats would quite rightly object to a committee calling itself 'bipartisan' when everyone on it was appointed by one party and is strongly anti-Biden. Then again, I half-way hope they do something like that: sauce for the goose, and all that.
He could not have acted more as his own worst enemy. It is not that hard to say no comment ... but no, he has to 'speak his truth' like a college freshman lesbian 'telling off the patriarchy'.
Given where the democraticals/lefties/nevertrump (but I repeat myself) have taken us, I am surprised the democraticals haven't yet arrested Lee Zeldin for "illegally stealing innocent bystander's "property" (knife)".
Great news! I hope Bannon receives the harshest sentence available under the law. He did everything he could to make a mockery of the justice system, and has no one to blame but himself.
Blogger Dr Weevil said... Inga (9:04): He was in fact legally exempt from the subpoena because the 'bipartisan' committee is blatantly unconstitutional, since all the members were appointed by the Democrats.
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The court clearly did not agree, a reality that sharply highlights what a bad idea it is to personally decide one is in fact "legally exempt from the subpoena". Pretty stupid, Steve!
Blogger iowan2 said... We still don't know why Pelosi refused to secure the Capitol. An investigation, should keep Garland busy.
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We also still don't know why you folks think it was her sole responsibility to do so. It was a shared role between her and Mitch, but you guys always drop the Mitch part. Wonder why.
Curious as to what Althouse thought/reported regarding no prosecution of Eric Holder for "contempt of Congress" I checked her blog from week the prior to CNN reporting of it thru the ensuing weeks blog posts. Zilch, zero, nada, nothing!
Why the exclamation point? This was a totally foregone conclusion. Brannon did not even attempt a defense because he was forbidden to raise the main reason for his failure to comply - sea-a ration of powers and executive privilege. I view the developments as a positive because now the Supreme Court may well need to rule on one or more of the following:
1. What qualifies under executive privilege? 2. Can someone with a reasonable claim to executive privilege be tried for contempt of Congress without a court order to comply? 3. Does executive privilege apply to past presidents as well as sitting presidents? 4. What constitutes a jury of your peers? At what point is a jury pool so tainted that there must be a change of venue?
I believe that the Democrats ran this case knowing that they will lose on appeal and that executive privilege will be strengthened in time to protect the corrupt Biden regime when he is voted out of office in 2024. But in the meantime they get to rough up some Trump supporters and try to brand them as criminals. They tried to do this before on Brannon in the political prosecution of the Fund the Wall charity to which Brannon was not an actor concerning the issues in the case, but Trump thwarted them with a reprieve.
Democrats are increasingly Marxist in their use of the law. Newest example is the attack on a sitting Congressman while campaign for governors of New York. That is a federal crime but Garland’s partisan DOJ is nowhere to be found. Garland needs to be impeached when Republicans regain the House.
Dear Citter. The guy's name is Bannon. We thank you.
Bannon knows the score and is ready for some legal rope-a-dope. If (as I suspect) the tide turns he looks like a hero and martyr, and he doesn't lose any points with most people for being in contempt of congress anyway.
So, you can illegally redirect a million or more from your campaign, sell pardons, lie to the FBI, sic the government on your political opponents, lie on warrant applications to a federal judge, even ignore Congressional subpoenas... if you're a Democrat. I get it... two systems of justice.
These idiots think Jan 6 was a coup attempt, yet they are bound and determined to provoke a real revolution. They are sowing the wind.
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The more outrageous the dems are the worse they'll do in the midterms. Bannon's taking one for the team.
Republicans being outrageous on abortion unfortunately will more than cancel it.
Suicide plans on both sides.
There was no possibility that a DC jury would find him innocent, especially as the judge denied all his defense.
They are worthy of contempt
Too bad his get of jail free card isn't still president.
If you're a conservative, a DC jury will convict you no matter what. The whole city needs to be exterminated.
The headline was written weeks ago. Some day maybe we'll care about the the two levels of justice.
Meanwhile, the man who attacked the Republican running for governor in New York is already back on the streets.
Although Mr. Bannon was found guilty of what amounted to a low-level process crime, his conviction was the first of a close aide to Mr. Trump to result from one of the chief investigations into the Capitol attack....
No, it resulted from Bannon not appearing before Congress, and does not cast anything that happened on Jan 6th in any different light.
Lead story this evening on the Alphabet networks' news shows, no question.
Let the celebrations begin. But remember what paybacks are.
The Schiffster, Fat Jer, San Fran Nan and crew are turning the US into a banana republic.
There was no possibility that any jury anywhere would not find him guilty given that he had no defense. Pro Tip - when you get a subpoena to appear before Congress, don't totally blow it off.
jim5301 said...
"Too bad his get of jail free card isn't still president."
Lil' jimmy likes hisself a lynchin'. Too bed he isn't black, huh, jim.
Did you really expect anything different in DC??
Meanwhile, the Bidens are selling America to the highest bidder. BUTTTT TRRRUMMMMMMMPPPPPP!!!!
If you oppose the Democrats jail for you.
If you violently assault a republican candidate during a political speech you are free within hours.
The Democrats are just fascist shitheads and they are showing their ass to the world. They don’t care how evil they appear to the average person. Just look at what they are willing to post here:
jim5301 said...
Too bad his get of jail free card isn't still president.
These are disgusting people and nobody is going to feel bad about how they are treated after they lose the midterms.
He has plenty of assignments of error. But this is really the worst of our two-tiered justice system. Dems skate. Conservatives get the max persecution available.
As I stated last week in my wager "Sloppy Steve" will go down and verdict will happen by Friday. Two out of three for me just waiting for my sentencing decree in October. His medieval defense was a whimper and his antics outside the court will not serve him well when the trump appointed judge sends him to a fitting for an orange jumpsuit. Let the average Joe ignore a subpoena and see where that goes. Good for the goose... all his outside the court bravado and statements will influence my wager of 3-1(as I go back and pull up his statements) that he is convicted and does a 4-month bid (maybe more as I dope the record). His goal of becoming a martyr for the followers will be important for him. A great podcast diatribe of martyrdom for him to beat into the ground Stay tuned Guiliani and the Bannon sit in guy while he was doing court are next. There was never exec privilege says trumps attorney Justin Clark. You certainly don't need a law degree to read through this situation.
The January 6th committee secures it's first guilty ruling against a man for....failing to do what the January 6th committee demanded.
SO basically, their first and only judgement so far has nothing to do with January 6th.
Sounds about right.
Can I be declared guilty as well? I have nothing but contempt for Crazy Drunk Nancy and her cabal of socialist troglodytes. May they all die as they deserve, swinging from lampposts in emulation of their fascist inspiration.
Now, the Deplorables must be punished.
When he succeeds the times will give him props
A preview of the coming Trump conviction by a DC jury of his peons for giving aid and comfort in addition to instigating and supporting secessionist invasion of the US Capitol.
@Mr. Wibble
"The whole city needs to be exterminated."
Completely and unironically, you're speaking free-range truth. The lives of everyone outside the beltway would improve almost immediately if everything and everyone inside it ceased to exist. I am totally and unapologetically serious.
And most of you here know - deep down - that this is true.
Bannon was found guilty for the same reason Michael Sussmann was found innocent- trial in Washington, D.C. by a heavily-biased jury of Democrats.
Gahrie said...
Meanwhile, the man who attacked the Republican running for governor in New York is already back on the streets.
The same thing would happen in Dane County and Milwaukee County, WI if someone attacked a GOP candidate. Bannon would get the same treatment there as well.
What's hard to believe is that the scripted, ABC produced J6 Committee would have let Steve Bannon testify openly in primetime. This is a set up. All theatre.
This is where we are in America 2022. The Constitutional Republic that our WWII Grandparents fought to preserve is on its deathbed. Accept it. Drink more beer. Pray for your kids and grandkids.
his conviction was the first of a close aide to Mr. Trump
Once again the NYT treats its readers like Lucy with the football.
Pro Tip - when you get a subpoena to appear before Congress, don't totally blow it off.
Eric Holder laughs in your face.
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder won't be prosecuted for being in contempt of Congress because he is insulated by President Barack Obama's use of executive privilege, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Friday.
So WHY is Trumps use of executive privilege different than SAINT Obama who spied on Donald Trump??
No Republican can get a fair trial in dc.
Convicted of a crime numerous DemoncRAT officials have openly committed and are proud of and Bragg about. But they cannot ever be charged with.
We’re well into banana republic territory.
Blogger jim5301 said...
Too bad his get of jail free card isn't still president.
No but Sussmann's get out of jail free card is still good. DC juries are a farce. The Sussmann jury had a couple of Hillary donors on it.
There was never exec privilege says trumps attorney Justin Clark. You certainly don't need a law degree to read through this situation.
Nothing like reversing 100 years of law.
It sort of goes with the "Climate Change" lunacy. Enjoy your bugs diets.
Pro-tip: If a Congressional Committee is not legally comprised of members assigned by both the majority and minority leaders, it's not a legal committee and its subpoenas are not legal.
But this is DC, where the local kangaroo court will always enforce Dem priorities and ignore the rule of law.
There should be sufficient lampposts in DC for some judges to receive their just rewards as well.
"But this is really the worst of our two-tiered justice system. Dems skate. Conservatives get the max persecution available."
You have any evidence to back up this assertion by any chance?
Howard said...
"A preview of the coming Trump conviction by a DC jury of his peons for giving aid and comfort in addition to instigating and supporting secessionist invasion of the US Capitol."
I wish that it were harder to imagine this actually happening.
And where is that guy who was found guilty of falsifying a filing before the FISA court. Still doing hard time? And I'm sure he hasn't had his law license restored.
Blogger jim5301 said..."There was no possibility that any jury anywhere would not find him guilty given that he had no defense. Pro Tip - when you get a subpoena to appear before Congress, don't totally blow it off."
Hillary Clinton. Bleach Bit.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/22/jan-6-committees-footage-of-sen-josh-hawley-is-exceedingly-dishonest/
@tommyesq
"No, it resulted from Bannon not appearing before Congress, and does not cast anything that happened on Jan 6th in any different light."
But technically accurate. The conviction resulted from the investigation, not the actual events of 1/6.
“But remember what paybacks are”
If you think there will be payback, you haven’t been paying attention. If nothing else, the last 5 years have been a showcase on how Dems own the bureaucracy regardless of which party is in charge.
Too bad his get of jail free card isn't still president.
Two, different justice systems will eventually get people killed.
But you keep cracking wise, boy.
Fox News describes the killer argument that failed to get Bannon off the hook - book club membership. Kristin Amerling, the chief counsel for the Jan. 6 committee, confirmed that she is in a book club with Molly Gaston, one of the prosecutors in the case. Oh no! Not that!
In response, chief prosecutor Amanda Vaughn told jurors, tongue-in-cheek: “I don’t know what courtroom [defense attorney] Corcoran was in, but all I learned from that testimony was that Ms. Amerling and Ms. Gaston are book club dropouts.”
Bannon never had a chance with his executive privilege exemption claim, so he can expect two years sentence to perhaps benefit TFG - the price of the Trump pardon which saved Bannon jail time from his theft of Build The Wall funds.
Skeptical Voter said...
The Schiffster, Fat Jer, San Fran Nan and crew are turning the US into a banana republic.
I profoundly disagree.
We've been there a while now already.
You know who else got away without a trial? Lois Lerner. So Lois and Eric Holder both got away with doing the same thing Bannon is guilty of?? Do you get it yet?? The more they push the angrier the bear gets...and it won't take much to start it. THESE people will rue the day....because Karma is a nasty bitch
guilty of what?
I don't know much about this stuff.
Any chance for an appeal? Can Bannon keep pushing it up the chain?
"a speedy trial that a judge had vowed to keep from becoming “a political circus.”"
How so? This was a circus from the outset, a circus within a circus.
Of course he was "Guilty". Its a biased DC jury made up of 12 liberal Democrats who hate Trump. Plus the Judge refused to allow Bannon to make any real defense.
Will he appeal? Of course. He should win, but we live in a country where partisan Democrat judges laugh at the "rule of law". And the ones that aren't Democrats are Trump hating Bush types.
No one in executive branch has Ever been treated like this. THe last person to go to jail for contempt of congress was 50 or 70 years ago. Congress is usupring it power and running roughshot over the Executive brance. We know that there are 4 votes on the SCOTUS to uphold Bannon's conviction. Is there a 5th?
BTW, if you're a Democrat, you can LIE UNDER OATH to congress and get a slap on the wrist, or found innocent.
the real problem is McCarthy and McConnell. They secretly approve of what's going on, and the Jan 6th committee. If the positions were reversed, Pelosi and Schumer would be shutting down Congress to stop a out of control "Republcian J6 committee". But Chicom mitch likes it.
"If you're a conservative, a DC jury will convict you no matter what. The whole city needs to be exterminated."
Maybe we could strike some kind of a deal with Putin.
jim5301 said...
There was no possibility that any jury anywhere would not find him guilty given that he had no defense. Pro Tip - when you get a subpoena to appear before Congress, don't totally blow it off.
Tell that to Eric Holder.
Your pro tip only applies to non-Democrats.
I guess the show trial got a scalp. Just like lowering the bar for impeachments, the bar just got lowered again. November is coming soon.
I have followed Bannon for many years. I think he is brilliant.
Perhaps it would have been better if he would have never ignored the subpoena, and instead showed up and gave the Committee hellfire and damnation.
I hope his lawyers didn't charge him anything.
They didn't put on any defense. With juries this biased, you can't simply argue that the prosecution failed to prove their case.
It will almost certainly get reversed on appeal should Bannon appeal. The selective prosecution under this law renders it an unconstitutional violation of due process. Bannon isn't above the law, but he also isn't below it. A double-standard justice system can't be condoned by the appeals courts unless they want a revolution on their hands.
Republicans being outrageous on abortion unfortunately will more than cancel it
You mean if they don't go along with killing babies?
ERIC HOLDER YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!
DC court acquits Sullivan, then condemns Bannon. Can any Republican get a fair trial in DC?
The worse the better
Howard wrote, "A preview of the coming Trump conviction by a DC jury of his peons for giving aid and comfort in addition to instigating and supporting secessionist invasion of the US Capitol."
I watched some of the show last night. Liz Cheney wants DOJ to file a criminal case against Trump and Garland is the man to approve it. DC jury convicts Trump. MSNBC goes wild. This is clear to me.
Blogger alanc709 said...
Bannon was found guilty for the same reason Michael Sussmann was found innocent- trial in Washington, D.C. by a heavily-biased jury of Democrats.
It seems Bannon really was guilty though. He was subpoenaed and he refused to testify. From a factual point it really does seem he is guilty. And while I agree that the likely reason Sussmann was acquitted was something close to Jury Nullification from a Democratic jury that isn't a good comparison. If you are looking for double standards it would be the fact that when Eric Holder was held in contempt of Congress and it was referred to the Justice Department for prosecution no proceeding occurred. Eric Holder also plainly refused to cooperate, and from factual standpoint appeared to be unambiguously guilty as should-have-been charged.
Blogger Howard said...
A preview of the coming Trump conviction by a DC jury of his peons for giving aid and comfort in addition to instigating and supporting secessionist invasion of the US Capitol.
Howard, a lot of people across the country are watching all this, including the hundreds of political prisoners still held after 18 months. Only massive vote fraud will prevent a near extinction event for Democrats this November. We are waiting for our turn.
everyone who voted for Trump should be held contemptuous of USA present government -
The Constitutional Republic that our WWII Grandparents fought to preserve is on its deathbed.
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can somebody show me the logic reasoning for this claim >>> our WWII Grandparents fought to preserve The Constitutional Republic
No cross examination allowed at this one-sided trial.
jim5301 stated: "Pro Tip - when you get a subpoena to appear before Congress, don't totally blow it off. "
Previously subpoenaed AG Eric Holder, who defied congress as well, was unavailable for comment.
So what exactly is the “case or controversy” involved here, to even be heard in a Federal court, when ab initio, Congress has no constitutional right to investigate non legislative matters in the first place?
It would be different if the DOJ was investigating, but they aren’t. So can an unconstitutional process really achieve conviction in a Federal Court? Really!?
A shoe that will fit the other foot very nicely in 2023.
Who first? Ms. Nancy for snakeshit-level graft? Or Chucky Schumer for inciting mob violence against Bret Kavanaugh?
There was no possibility that a DC jury would find him innocent, especially as the judge denied all his defense.
"I didn't feel like doing it" is not a valid defense. Either is claiming "executive privilege" since he was not a member of the administration during the time in question.
Howard is neck deep in horse manure, with a shovel. Sure that a pony HAS to be there.
Pro Tip - when you get a subpoena to appear before Congress, don't totally blow it off.
Unless you're Eric Holder.
One set of rules for leftists. Another set for the right.
Just how long do you think we're going to sit around putting up with this shit?
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I'm trying to figure out Bannon's game here. He's a solid strategist, so knew he'd be charged and convicted of Contempt. He went thru it with some thought out how he will benwfit.
Ann's right, it's a low-level process crime. I suspect Banning has an idea how he will spin this into political gold.
Free advice Steve – when you show up in October to be sentenced, put on a tie. Also a clean shirt.
Garland is setting some very dangerous precedent. It's been 50 years since a person has been charged with ignoring a congressional subpoena. prosecuted, 2023, a flurry of subpoenas will target advisors to High Ranking Dem congress critters.And more than one Biden Advisor.
We still don't know why Pelosi refused to secure the Capitol. An investigation, should keep Garland busy.
I mean, duh
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2021/07/17/they-thought-they-were-free/
This misdemeanor conviction of a former Trump advisor who was not a Trump advisor at the time of the events in question, over a procedural disagreement regarding a congrassional inquisition of dubious Constitutional authority, will of course be cited by all of the usual legal scholars here and in our ever-scrupulous MSM as proof of the proposition that Trump is Hitler.
Can I expect amnesty international to be coming to his aid?
I mean being a political prisoner and all….
"What's hard to believe is that the scripted, ABC produced J6 Committee would have let Steve Bannon testify openly in primetime. This is a set up. All theatre."
That's not how it works. The subpoenaed witness is cross examined for days in Adam Schiff's dungeon, and threatened with prosecution if he or she reveals anything whatsoever about the process, the questions, the substance or the testimony itself.
Then the Committee selects which particular tidbits it wishes to take out of context to present to support the show.
That is how it works.
Jim Jordan didn't agree with those rules back in the Adam Schiff Ukraine fiasco. That is why Nancy Pelosi wouldn't let Jim Jordan be on the "bipartisan" Committee.
This, like the OJ jury verdict, is not a decision that will enhance the respect of many Americans for our judicial system. If the Dems want to move forward with their goals of criminalizing Trump and his supporters, they need a broader swath of support than DC residents.....So many institutions have been discredited: the press, the FBI, the Pulitzer committee, academia, and now our judicial system. Thank God, we still have Kamala, poised and ready to take over at a moment's notice.
"This is where we are in America 2022. The Constitutional Republic that our WWII Grandparents fought to preserve is on its deathbed. Accept it. Drink more beer. Pray for your kids and grandkids."
I've come to the same conclusion. I don't think there's anyone who can turn the condition of our Republic around. It's very sad, and I never expected to arrive at this point in my life. I don't believe in this country anymore.
The question I face: stay in this country, as it declines, and my beliefs become prosecutable offenses? Or find somewhere else to live out the remainder of my life?
United Fruit Company had a far greater dedication to and interest in truth and justice being served than the J6 Committee and their DOJ minions.
The Ds have sown the wind, and they will reap the shitstorm. The Rs are little better--worse on some things--so count me in the "Nuke DC from orbit" column. Neutron bombs so nothing important to history is destroyed. We still have neutron bombs, right?
Justice in D.C.: Kangaroos all the way.
Moderation is slowly driving me away.
Praise by faint damnation.
It is safe to say we have political prisoners here in the USA.
This government is a fucking joke.
Stalin would be in awe.
Saw Bannon’s lawyer on TV. He said he has a “bulletproof appeal.” Sounds good and I hope he is right, but I have never seen a lawyer guaranty a win.
Andre said...
So what exactly is the “case or controversy” involved here, to even be heard in a Federal court, when ab initio, Congress has no constitutional right to investigate non legislative matters in the first place?
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"jurisdiction" can be a topic covered under "controversy".
Your purported conundrum would mean that no one could contest any aspect of the Committee hearings, including their not having power to investigate non-legislative matters.
Howard keeps using the term "aid and comfort", which applies only to the crime of Treason.
Even he, the procrustean stretcher and torturer of definitions and meaning, will have trouble convincing anyone that the J6 people were committing "treason".
Ironic that jim5301 has yet to address the Eric Holder question, even when prompted numerous times.
https://nypost.com/2016/09/13/tech-guy-who-set-up-hillarys-private-email-blows-off-subpoena/
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
OFFICIAL.
TODAY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.
On August 24th, 1814 units of the British Army , in conjunction with the Royal Marines, came ashore in the American State of Maryland, and proceeded to capture the American Capital of Washington D.C. Once in possession of the city, as a legitimate reprisal under the laws of war, Our forces proceeded to set afire every public building in the city, including both the White House and the Congressional Chambers; sparing only the Patent Office, in the name of scientific advancement.
I would like to take this opportunity to assure the citizens of the United States that, in light of the deep and permanent ties that have since arisen between our two nations, it would be quite impossible for Our Armed Forces to again burn all of the governmental offices in Washington D.C. and certainly not while they are occupied.
So please stop asking.
Thank you.
H.M. Elizabeth II
This isn't over until we say it's over.
Seriously- Its not over.
Folks who comment on this blog, mostly crybabies and self pitying pussies. I have always wondered how Althouse’s line of comment and musing attracted this bunch. Playing with a theory that having somehow got it going she feeds this bunch what ittakes to keep it going, as sort of a zoo she can study.
“Steve Bannon Guilty of Contempt of Congress “
I am Bannon
Well the parliaments not covering itself with glory either.
https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1550639790227333123
I've come to the same conclusion. I don't think there's anyone who can turn the condition of our Republic around. It's very sad, and I never expected to arrive at this point in my life. I don't believe in this country anymore.
There 1s not much I can recommend about getting old but not having to see what happens to this country is one thing. I remember WWII. Never have I been so pessimistic.
jim5301 said...
"But this is really the worst of our two-tiered justice system. Dems skate. Conservatives get the max persecution available."
You have any evidence to back up this assertion by any chance?
Hillary Clinton.
Sussman.
Eric Holder.
Hunter Biden.
Joe Biden.
Bannon has a big mouth and bad lawyers. His defense was he felt he was somehow exempt from a subpoena? His stupid arrogance can be on display in jail, I’m sure the inmates will be impressed by his bravado. Maybe they’ll let him wear two jumpsuits.
“I am Bannon”
This is an interesting comment.
It is possible to imagine that some people would wish that they had Bannon’s accomplishments. Not just because Bannon is an expert at manipulating susceptible minds. But Bannon has actually done a ton, so it makes sense that less successful people would want to be him.
Cool.
There are not enough middle fingers for Pelosi and Liz Cheney.
If Bannon can go to jail for being uncooperative, so can a whole lot of the Russia hoax conspirators.
Humperdink said...
Ironic that jim5301 has yet to address the Eric Holder question, even when prompted numerous times.
It isn't ironic. It is tragic.
The leftists know how shitty they are. They know they are fascsist douchenozzles.
They just don't care.
They are just terrible people and they will slink away like the cowards they are soon.
Inga (9:04):
He was in fact legally exempt from the subpoena because the 'bipartisan' committee is blatantly unconstitutional, since all the members were appointed by the Democrats. People who pretend this is not a problem will understand it perfectly well if the Republicans control Congress next year and set up a 'bipartisan' committee to investigate Biden, rejecting all Democratic nominees and putting Joe Manchin on themselves. They can say "Manchin's a Democrat, so it's bipartisan" all they want, but the Democrats would quite rightly object to a committee calling itself 'bipartisan' when everyone on it was appointed by one party and is strongly anti-Biden. Then again, I half-way hope they do something like that: sauce for the goose, and all that.
Don't forget Sandy Berger. A whopping 100 hours of community service!
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
He could not have acted more as his own worst enemy. It is not that hard to say no comment ... but no, he has to 'speak his truth' like a college freshman lesbian 'telling off the patriarchy'.
What a dipshit.
And the beat goes on ladedadedah
Ima gonna get more popcorn!
Given where the democraticals/lefties/nevertrump (but I repeat myself) have taken us, I am surprised the democraticals haven't yet arrested Lee Zeldin for "illegally stealing innocent bystander's "property" (knife)".
The day is still young of course.
Great news! I hope Bannon receives the harshest sentence available under the law. He did everything he could to make a mockery of the justice system, and has no one to blame but himself.
Blogger Dr Weevil said...
Inga (9:04):
He was in fact legally exempt from the subpoena because the 'bipartisan' committee is blatantly unconstitutional, since all the members were appointed by the Democrats.
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The court clearly did not agree, a reality that sharply highlights what a bad idea it is to personally decide one is in fact "legally exempt from the subpoena". Pretty stupid, Steve!
Blogger iowan2 said...
We still don't know why Pelosi refused to secure the Capitol. An investigation, should keep Garland busy.
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We also still don't know why you folks think it was her sole responsibility to do so. It was a shared role between her and Mitch, but you guys always drop the Mitch part. Wonder why.
Curious as to what Althouse thought/reported regarding no prosecution of Eric Holder for "contempt of Congress" I checked her blog from week the prior to CNN reporting of it thru the ensuing weeks blog posts. Zilch, zero, nada, nothing!
Here's a vote for putting Pelosi and McConman both in front of a panel to investigate what they knew and when they knew it about J6.
And then investigate how two such selfless and patriotic individuals have grown rich in imperial DC.
The lesson, kids, is: Never go against the Hive.
Why the exclamation point? This was a totally foregone conclusion. Brannon did not even attempt a defense because he was forbidden to raise the main reason for his failure to comply - sea-a ration of powers and executive privilege. I view the developments as a positive because now the Supreme Court may well need to rule on one or more of the following:
1. What qualifies under executive privilege?
2. Can someone with a reasonable claim to executive privilege be tried for contempt of Congress without a court order to comply?
3. Does executive privilege apply to past presidents as well as sitting presidents?
4. What constitutes a jury of your peers? At what point is a jury pool so tainted that there must be a change of venue?
I believe that the Democrats ran this case knowing that they will lose on appeal and that executive privilege will be strengthened in time to protect the corrupt Biden regime when he is voted out of office in 2024. But in the meantime they get to rough up some Trump supporters and try to brand them as criminals. They tried to do this before on Brannon in the political prosecution of the Fund the Wall charity to which Brannon was not an actor concerning the issues in the case, but Trump thwarted them with a reprieve.
Democrats are increasingly Marxist in their use of the law. Newest example is the attack on a sitting Congressman while campaign for governors of New York. That is a federal crime but Garland’s partisan DOJ is nowhere to be found. Garland needs to be impeached when Republicans regain the House.
Dear Citter. The guy's name is Bannon. We thank you.
Bannon knows the score and is ready for some legal rope-a-dope. If (as I suspect) the tide turns he looks like a hero and martyr, and he doesn't lose any points with most people for being in contempt of congress anyway.
So, you can illegally redirect a million or more from your campaign, sell pardons, lie to the FBI, sic the government on your political opponents, lie on warrant applications to a federal judge, even ignore Congressional subpoenas... if you're a Democrat. I get it... two systems of justice.
These idiots think Jan 6 was a coup attempt, yet they are bound and determined to provoke a real revolution. They are sowing the wind.
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