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January 6 committee exposes a dark truth in going after Bannon

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January 6 committee exposes a dark truth in going after Bannon

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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN

Updated 8:44 AM ET, Fri October 15, 2021

Chairman explains what happens next to Steve Bannon

(CNN)The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection is sending an aggressive message to Donald Trump's onetime political guru -- and to the former President himself.

But by moving forward to hold Steve Bannon, the architect of Trump's nationalist populism, in criminal contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena, the panel may be providing the mastermind of Trump's blow-it-all-up strategy yet another platform to try to tear down America's institutions.
Action that will unfold next week against the ex-President's ideological soul mate is intended as a warning sign to those in Trump's wider orbit. And the chairman of the January 6 committee, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, warned on CNN that no one is "off limits" in terms of being compelled to testify -- including Trump himself.
    The panel is determined to use every method possible to find the truth about the lead-up to a pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol on January 6. But the committee's efforts may also end up emphasizing a dark truth revealed by Trump's time in power -- and highlighting the increasing threat for the future, too -- as Trump relentlessly attacks US democratic institutions ahead of a possible 2024 White House bid.
      Attempts to hold the former President's inner circle accountable often fall short and end up having the unintended effect of further politicizing the vital institutions of government. This committee's effort will face exactly the same kind of obstruction and intransigence as previous investigations of the former commander in chief meant to subject him to the checks and balances of the US constitutional system.
        January 6 investigators are talking about criminal contempt charges for ignored subpoenas. Here's what that means.
        January 6 investigators are talking about criminal contempt charges for ignored subpoenas. Here's what that means.
        In a wider sense, the coming legal duel will also underline how the constitutional promise of oversight has been constantly shredded by Trump both in and out of power. Bannon never hid his desire to tear down the rules set by Washington's establishment, so he may relish the challenge and the chance to launch a political cause célèbre.

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