January 6 investigators recommended a contempt charge against Steve Bannon. Here's what that means.

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Here's what criminal contempt is and how it compares with civil and inherent contempt

Washington Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol have shown they're willing to pursue criminal contempt referrals against witnesses who refuse to comply with the panel's subpoenas.

But what does that mean?Criminal contempt is one of the three options the congressional panel can pursue to enforce its subpoenas, along with civil and inherent contempt. Here's what happens if a congressional subpoena is ignored In the first test of the panel's willingness to pursue such a referral, the committee voted unanimously Tuesday evening to refer Trump ally Steve Bannon to the Justice Department for criminal contempt charges after he refused to comply with a subpoena deadline.

 

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