And new reactions, what we now know after all of the January 6th committee hearings and what it means for voters, Republicans.

Our democracy as the former president still won't admit he lost the 2020 election, will he ever?

Plus, a federal jury convicts former Trump advisor Steve Bannon on two counts

of contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate with the January 6th committee. Will he serve

time behind bars? And later, health alerts. The White House says President Biden's COVID-19 symptoms

have improved as the U.S. reports its first case of polio in nearly a decade.

And health officials are scrambling to find more monkeypox vaccines.

Happy Friday. Hope you are staying cool and welcome to meet the press now. I'm Chuck Todd.

We begin today with questions of accountability. For the January 6th committee's primetime hearing last night and amid some breaking news this afternoon that a federal jury has convicted Trump ally, Steve Vannon,

on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with January 6 committee's subpoenas for testimony and documents. We'll have much more on that breaking news in a moment,

including the potential for Bannon to be serving time.

Bannon's conviction comes amid the January 6th Committee, wrapping up a summer

of eight bombshell hearings with this conclusion and warning from the committee's vice chair,

Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney.

There was no ambiguity, no nuance. Donald Trump made a purposeful choice

to violate his oath of office,

and every American must consider this.

Can a president who is willing to make the choices

Donald Trump made during the violence of January 6th

ever be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation

again? That question is seemingly aimed at Republican voters. It was at one time in the hands

of Republican senators, and they chose to punt, but it will be Republican voters across the country

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