The former Trump adviser bashed Rep. Bennie Thompson for not appearing at Bannon's contempt hearing. Thompson recently tested positive for COVID-19.
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Federal prosecutors began unveiling their case in the contempt trial of former White House strategist Steve Bannon on Tuesday, asserting that the longtime aide to President Donald Trump “decided he was above the law” when he defied a subpoena from a House committee investigating the Capitol attack.
“It wasn't an accident; it wasn’t a mistake," Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Vaughn told jurors in opening arguments. "It was a decision; it was a choice. This case is about the defendant thumbing his nose at the orderly process of our government. It is that simple."
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#Bannon #January6 #CapitolRiot
From hell!!!
Why is this a news story?
You’ve never read USA today.
@garzz58 Nope it’s a free liberal rage you get @ the Hotel desk
You clicked on it.
God here we go.
So what if he tested positive? Had it and it ain’t sheet.
Bannon bluster. Nothing to see here.
😂😂😂😂
Somebody put this nobody big mouth in jail already.
Ohh😱BANNON subpoena someone🙄is he drinking again🧐 he thinks he a someone but he’s not🥱smells like ALCOHOL all the time 😂freak.😂
Very arrogant
We need more of Cassidy Hutchinson to bring more authentic substance to the shitpile.
I agree. Bring that terrible actress back.
Lol lock them up!
Put Bannon in jail so that his jail mates show him “all hell is going to break loose”
Brian Pagliano ignored 2 subpoenas.
Eric Holder, at least 1.
F the Jan 6th show-trial. Free the Jan 6th Political Prisoners!
Are they gonna make dennis rodman testify next?
Steve Bannon: Bully, distort, lie, deflect, delay, cheat your way out of any jam you get yourself into. What a wonderful role model for Republican children.
The amount of projection here is astounding.
That was a stand-up comedy routine, right???
There sure have been a lot of convenient cases of Covid lately…
Can we please put the same energy behind inflation and rising oil prices???
Thompson tested positive for Covid today.