From The Hill, “A federal grand jury has indicted Steve Bannon, the one-time White House adviser to former President Trump, after he failed to comply with a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Bannon faces two charges of contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for an Oct. 14 deposition before the panel.” Good! Although, Bannon will consider this prosecution as something of a cause célèbre by which he can raise money and increase his stardom. The entire process will be more of a headache for him, but he’ll endure it for the riches on the other end. Doubtful he’ll be convicted. As for the DOJ, it is the least of things and the least expected of them before I totally gave up on Garland. He’s still weak, but thankfully I don’t feel compelled to hold up a mirror to his nose anymore. Finally, what “shock waves” or signals does this send to others unwilling to cooperate with the January 6 Select Committee? None. They’re just running out the clock until RepubliKKKlans take over in 2023. The only thing this indictment has shown is that the DOJ is just barely not asleep at the wheel, and the RepubliKKKlan delay strategy is going to work. Nothing more, nothing less. Welcome to stupid America.
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