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Laura Coates Live

Jan 6 Cmte Votes to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt of Congress

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

First, Chris discusses the Jan 6 committee's vote to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of congress with Rep. Stephanie Murphy. Chris continues that conversation with Attorney For Dan Scavino, Stanley Brand. Chris wraps up the show with Rep. Mark Pocan on Biden's plans for his economic package.

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0:00.0

Thanks, Anderson. I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to Primetime. We do a breaking news tonight.

0:03.9

The January 6th Committee unanimously voting to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress

0:09.9

because he is defying his subpoena. Bannon is echoing Trump's efforts to delay.

0:15.8

They don't want to be under oath about January 6th, apparently. Hiding in Steve Bannon's case

0:21.7

under an imaginary cloak of executive privilege that provides him no cover whatsoever.

0:27.9

The panel isn't having it.

0:32.8

It's a shame that Mr. Bannon has put us in this position, but we won't take note for an answer.

0:40.2

If other witnesses defy this committee, if they fail to cooperate, we will be back in this room.

0:47.6

It appears that Mr. Bannon had substantial advanced knowledge of the plans for January 6th.

0:53.6

And likely had an important role in formulating those plans. There is no conceivably applicable

1:01.5

privilege that could shield Mr. Bannon from testimony on all of the many other topics identified

1:08.2

in this committee's subpoena.

1:11.2

Cheney, very aggressive on two points. First, this one about what she thinks Bannon could offer.

1:17.2

Here's Exhibit A for her.

1:18.4

All hell is going to break loose tomorrow. Just understand this. All hell is going to break loose tomorrow.

1:27.5

It's not going to happen like you think it's going to happen. It's going to be quite extraordinarily

1:32.7

different. And all I can say is strap in the war room, a posse. You have made this happen

1:39.0

and tomorrow it's game day. So strap in.

1:41.2

Now, Cheney also dropped something that I have not heard offered up yet in this situation.

1:49.3

Listen to this.

1:52.0

Mr. Bannon's and Mr. Trump's privilege arguments do, however, appear to reveal one thing.

2:00.0

They suggest that President Trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of January 6th.

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