Former president Donald Trump Two days later his former adviser blasted the investigation into the congressional riots on January 6. Steve Bannon Was prosecuted for ignoring a subpoena from a special committee of the House of Representatives to investigate the rebellion.
In the statement issued on Sunday Twitter Trump’s spokesperson Liz Harrington asked why the “people and states who cheated in the elections” were not investigated and repeated an unfounded claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen .
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President Donald J. Trump:
“Why don’t they investigate the people and states who cheated in the elections that led to the January 6th protest? Why don’t they investigate the people who ruthlessly and violently burned down and took over the cities run by the Democratic Party… pic.twitter.com/UCaTfYMf0m
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) November 14, 2021
“On the contrary, they are viciously investigating those who protested the November 3 presidential election. This is the crime of the century. There is no investigation into election fraud, but if someone is waving the American flag near the Capitol, they will only be in trouble. “
He added: “The American Patriots will not allow this subversion of justice to continue, including the use of local, state and federal prosecutors to torture and destroy innocent people. All of this, and our country will go to hell!”
After the former president issued a statement Bannon’s indictment on Friday.this Ministry of Justice It was announced that Bannon was charged with one count of contempt of court, including refusing to appear in court to testify, and another count of refusing to provide documents to the committee. On every count of contempt of court, he could face up to one year in prison.
Bannon refused to cooperate with lawmakers during the investigation, arguing that administrative privileges protected him from having to hand over records, even though he was not working in the federal government when the riots occurred.
The House Special Committee stated that on December 30, 2020, he recommended that Trump focus his election efforts on January 6. He allegedly also participated in a rally held at the Willard Hotel, which was the command center that prevented the election results’ certification-January 5.
Mark Meadows served as Trump’s chief of staff from March 2020 to January 2021, Ignore subpoena Attend the committee’s private hearing. The committee threatened to make a criminal referral to Meadows.
The Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the committee, wrote in a letter shared on Thursday that Meadows “continues to boycott subpoenas from the select committee” and “has no valid legal basis.”
Several people have now been sentenced for their role in the riots.
The Department of Justice recommends Jacob Chansley, who is generally described as the QAnon shaman, Served more than four years in prison Because of his role in the riots in the Capitol. The prosecutor claimed that Chanceley was one of the first 30 thugs to enter the prison. Senate The room where he left a note on the podium, the vice president at the time Mike Pence Host authentication. Allegedly, the note read: “It’s just a matter of time, justice is coming.”
A woman who participated in the uprising, Jennifer Leigh Ryan (Jennifer Leigh Ryan) was Sentenced to two months in prison November 4. In March, she said on Twitter that she “absolutely” would not go to jail because she was “blonde and fair-skinned, a good job, and a bright future.”
October, Thomas Vinson and Lori Vinson Sentenced to five years probation, 500 US dollars in compensation and 120 hours of community service for them to participate. They were also ordered to pay $5,000.
More than 600 people have been arrested since the riot on January 6, which injured more than 100 law enforcement officers. During or shortly after the uprising, 5 people died.
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