The Vote To Hold Bannon In Criminal Contempt

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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3.6 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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The clash between executive and legislative powers continues as the January 6th Committee is set to vote on whether to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena. Congress is looking for documents and records of conversations Bannon had with Trump in the days leading up to the capitol riots but Bannon is yet to provide them. The details of Bannon’s claims and more are examined tonight as the vote fast approaches. President Biden has outlined new priorities for the spending bill including dropping tuition-free community college. A new price tag and provisions are emerging as the president seeks to overhaul the social safety net. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:25.6	Go to Economist.com and get your first month free. Happening now the January 6th select committee is getting ready to vote on
0:37.8	holding Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. We're awaiting this critical milestone
0:43.6	in the investigation of the attack on the US Capitol.
0:47.0	Also tonight, President Biden holds back-to-back talks
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