Steve Bannon has issued a subpoena in the January 6 Trump investigation
Steve Bannon has issued a subpoena in the Jan. 6 Trump investigation: the ex-president’s ally was told to hand over documents and testify about the U.S. Capitol riot and bid for power in May to stay
Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by the federal grand jury investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
The subpoena for documents and testimony was sent at the end of May, NBC news reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Bannon, 69, co-founded Breitbart News and served as Donald Trump’s chief strategist for the first seven months of his tenure. He now hosts a podcast and remains one of the most influential voices in MAGA circles.
Bannon was found guilty of contempt of Congress in July 2022 for defying a demand to appear before a committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.
He has appealed that verdict and has yet to be sentenced.
Steve Bannon, 69, has been served with a subpoena for documents and testimony related to the January 6 riot, it was reported Wednesday
Donald Trump is pictured on January 6, 2021, shortly before his supporters stormed the Capitol
On the eve of the Jan. 6 riot, Bannon told his podcast listeners, “All hell will break loose tomorrow.”
Separately, Bannon faces criminal charges on May 27, 2024 for attempting to fund Trump’s wall along the U.S. southern border.
Bannon was vocal in his demand that Trump contest the November 2020 election results, demanding that patriots riot to challenge the announcement.
On January 5, 2021, he told his podcast listeners, “All hell will break loose tomorrow.”
Bannon also urged Trump in December 2020 to turn his attention to January 6, according to authors Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s book Peril.
The authors also reported that Trump called Bannon after a controversial Jan. 5 meeting with then-Vice President Mike Pence, where Pence told Trump he did not have the authority to block the certification of the 2020 election results.
On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters are seen storming the Capitol
Jack Smith was appointed special counsel in November to investigate Trump’s handling of classified information and his actions around January 6
Circumstances surrounding Jan. 6 are being investigated by Jack Smith, who was appointed special counsel in November by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Smith is also investigating Trump’s handling of classified documents.
Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, was found to have testified Monday for Smith’s team — though it wasn’t clear if he discussed the classified documents, or Jan. 6, or both.