Steve Bannon Indictment Already Compelling Witnesses to Answer Subpoenas: Adam Schiff

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff believes the criminal contempt charges brought against Steve Bannon will help the House select committee's investigation into the Capitol riot. Indeed, he said Sunday, they started to do so even before the Justice Department's indictment of the former Trump adviser on Friday.

Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, Schiff said that the DOJ's indictment of Bannon will "without a doubt" compel more subpoenaed witnesses to appear before Congress for deposition.

"Even before the Justice Department acted, it influenced other witnesses who were not going to be Steve Bannon," Schiff explained. "Now that witnesses see that if they don't cooperate, if they don't fulfill their lawful duty when subpoenaed, that they too may be prosecuted, it will have a very strong focusing effect on their decision-making.

"So it's very positive. I view this as an early test of whether democracy was recovering. If our law is to mean anything, it has to be applied equally. And so I'm very glad that Justice Department has moved forward in this fashion."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/steve-bannon-indictment-already-compelling-witnesses-to-answer-subpoenas-adam-schiff/ar-AAQHshK

[captain queeg]

1. Looking ahead a little, what is the penalty for perjury of a grand jury?

[monkeyman1]

3. more than you would want to spend in lock-up !

[demtenjeep]

2. they need harsh punishment

otherwise, this was just a warm up

[monkeyman1]

4. Steve'y is just practice ! warm up for the big show !!!

[dem4decades]

5. Until the DOJ gets serious with an inquiry this is no big deal. IMO

[gab13by13]

9. I agree,

have been saying the same thing for months. The select committee doesn't have the clout of the DOJ. It will be months before Bannon's trial and then appeals and then no guarantee he will testify. Unless the select committee goes the inherent contempt route and locks people up until they testify.

Merrick Garland needs to appoint a special counsel just like Barr did with John Durham, Durham is still trying to dig up dirt.

[dem4decades]

10. 100% agree

[zaj]

6. Democracy is only recovering as long as D's are in power...

It's failing generally. But I guess we need to act with an optimistic vision for the future?

I'm gonna be feeling very pragmatic until GOP party leaders systematically start enforcing these things against their own side.

[cstanleytech]

14. The Republicans not being assholes and start holding their own people as accountable as they do

the Democrats is the day I hit both the powerball and the megamillions lottery back to back.

[zaj]

15. Then the next GOP wave election will be the last

[CentralMass]

7. I am hopefully but I have those reocuuring memories of Fitzmas past..

[Xolodno]

8. Wondering if this was in the cards the whole time.

They knew he would refuse and then they send it to the DOJ.

Bannon can afford the fee and do the little amount of time he gets and could even make more money off of it.

However, the aides, interns, etc. can't do that. So, they sing like canaries, and they may hold the key for prosecution.

[gab13by13]

11. To nail the big fish

they need documents and people to prove intent.

[crickets]

12. Good point. nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. So the crux of this comment is that Rep Adam Schiff

*thinks* that the Bannon indictment will encourage other people to come forward and be truthful. And I'm not sure if he actually really said that it already helped? What does that mean? The fact that Bannon might have been indicted affected some people?

Just trying to read between the lines here. Hope like hell everyone tells the truth and comes forward.

[Texaswitchy]

16. Trump should be jailed already for something.

Garland is not going to do it.

Voters are watching.

The midterms will be a disaster for us.

Enjoy this holiday season, next year will not be a so merry.

Hope I am wrong.

The last two years of the Biden administration will not be pretty if the Republicans take Congress.

Look for impeachment for both Biden and Harris.

Just lock Trump for something.

[ZonkerHarris]

17. They must have just realized trumpy won't pay their legal bills.