Former Advisor to US Ex-President Donald, Stephen Bannon, accused of disrespect for the congress for the refusal to appear on hearings on the care of the Capitol, reported on the website of the Ministry of Justice.
Such an accusation Assistant Trump Mindouz nominated in connection with the investigation of events in the Capitol, which occurred on January 6, 2021. The political consultant Bannon during Trump performed by the strategist of the White House.
“Bannon was accused of a large jury of the jury in two points of charges in disrespect for the congress because of the refusal to appear on the agenda and provide documents,” is emphasized in the statement of the department.
It is assumed that the judge will sign an indictment and warrant for the arrest of Bannon. This was reported by the American CNN TV channel. “Today’s accusations reflect the unshakable commitment to the Ministry of Justice, the principles of the rule of law, facts and equal justice in accordance with the law,” said the Prosecutor General Merrick Garland.
Previously, the congressmen were asked to attract Bannon to justice because of the failure of the defendant to speak at the hearings. At the end of September, not only Bannon was obliged to this, but also a number of other officials from the Trump administration. The initiative was made by the Special Committee of the Chamber of Representatives of the US Congress to investigate events in the Capitol, who wants to collect information about those events.
January 6 Presidents President Donald Trump, who lost new elections, took the assault Capitol building in Washington and stopped the work of the Congress for several hours. As a result of the riots, a protest member and a policeman were killed, three more died from the causes that are not related to violence. The police managed to free the building of the Congress from the participants of the assault, after which the US announced the victory of Joe Bayden in the presidential election.