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WASHINGTON, Oct 21 — US lawmakers will vote today to hold a key ally of ex-president Donald Trump in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to testify before a panel investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is in the...

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 — US lawmakers will vote today to hold a key ally of ex-president Donald Trump in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to testify before a panel investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

Investigators see Bannon’s testimony as pivotal to a clear understanding of Trump’s actions before and during the deadly assault on a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden’s election victory. The committee says that protection doesn’t apply, as Trump is out of office and has never formally asserted the privilege.All 220 Democrats are expected to back a resolution to hold Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress.

 

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