mr. bannon for criminal contempt of congress. our goal is simple. we want mr. bannon to answer our questions. we want him to turn over whatever records he possesses that are relevant to the select committee's investigation. the issue in front of us today is our ability to do our job. it is about fulfilling our responsibilities according to health resolution 503 to provide the american people answers about what happened january 6 and help ensure nothing like that may ever happen again. we fulfill our responsibilities by discovering the facts behind the january 6 attack so that congress can consider legislation with a full understanding of the activities that lead to an attack on congress itself. i want to make it clear how isolated mr. bannon is in his refusal to cooperate with the select committee. we have reached out to dozens of witnesses. we are taking in thousands of pages of records, conducting interviews on a study basis. this is a serious, focused investigation. it is not flashy and gets results. it is essential we get mr. bannon's factual and complete te

mr. bannon and mr.mp's privilege arguments do however appear to reveal one thing. , they suggest president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january 6. and this committee will get to the bottom of that. let me add one further thought for my republican colleagues. we all agree america is the greatest nation on the face of god's earth. truth, justice, and our constitution have made america great. almost every one of my colleagues knows in your heart that what happened on january 6 was profoundly wrong. you all know that there is no evidence of widespread election fraud sufficient to have changed the results of the election. you all know that the dominion voting machines were not corrupted by a foreign power. you know these claims are false. yet former president trump repeats them almost daily. he has now urged republicans not to vote in 2022 and 2024. this is a prescription for national self-destruction. i asked i colleagues -- my colleagues to please consider the fundamental

mr. bannon's attorney. mr. said they needed time to, quote, assess the select committee's request in light of litigation filed by former-president trump in the district of columbia district court yesterday. however, the former president's lawsuit is immaterial to mr. bannon's defiance of our lawful subpoena. i made that clear in a letter to mr. costello this morning. without objections, my full letter is in the record. furthermore, white house yesterday issued a letter to mr. bannon's attorney stating, quote, we are not aware of any basis for your client's refusal to appear for a deposition, end quote. the select committee further said, quote, president biden has already determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the public interest and, therefore, is not justified with respect to certain subjects within the purview of the select committee, end quote. without objection, i include the full white house letter in the record. this amendment and the nature of a substitute updates the report to ref

mr. bannon? because on january 5, mr. bannon warned that, quote, all hell was going to break loose tomorrow. so according to the select committee, no person could have predicted that violence might occur that day. according to the committee, that mr. bannon warned of violence on the fifth is proof that, quote, mr. bannon had foreknowledge of the attack on the sixth. never mind that the f.b.i. said that it was coordinated or potential violence occurring weeks before the sixth. never mind that -- every america with internet access knew that violence was a possibility on january 6. the question the committee should be asking is this -- how did the united states capitol police, the d.c. metropolitan police, and the f.b.i. all have no clue that, quote, all hell was going to break loose? steve bannon, a private citizen, knew. so why didn't the capitol police have enough riot shields? why did it take multiple hours to deploy the national guard? these are worthwhile questions, and congress has a duty to answer them. because januar

mr. bannon's and mr.reveal one thing, they suggest that president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january 6th. and this committee will get to the bottom of that. let me add one further thought, principally from my colleagues. we believe america is one of the greatest things on god's earth. truth, justice and the constitution have made america great. almost every one of my colleagues knows in your hearts that what happened on january 6th was profoundly wrong. you-all know that there is no evidence of wide spread election fraud sufficient to have changed the results of the election. you-all know that the dominion voting machines voting machines were not corrupted by a foreign power. you know these claims are false, yet former president trump repeats them almost daily, and he has now urged republicans not to vote in 2022 and 2024. this is a prescription for national self-destruction. i ask my colleagues, please consider the fundamental questions of right and wrong here. the ame

mr. bannon a letter of their own telling mr. bannon that the white house is, quote, not aware of any basis for your refusal to appear for a deposition. either legal or otherwise. bannon has tried to claim that he can refuse the subpoena on the basis of trump asserting executive privilege. the white house reminding mr. bannon today that only the sitting president can assert on executive privilege and in this case president biden is not doing so.pr ahead of tonight's vote, the january 6th committee released n report outlining the ways in which bannon is delinquent in his response to their subpoena but also why it's in the public interest that he reply. it says in part, mr. bannon's ha testimony and document production are critical to the select committee's investigation. among other topics, the anonct committee seeks facts that explain why the events of january 6th turned violent.wh statements publicly made by mr. bannon on january 5th suggest that he had some foreknowledge about extreme events that would occur the next day.em info

mr. bannon warned of violence on the fifth is proof that, quote, mr. bannon had foreknowledge of the attack on the sixth. never mind that the f.b.i. that theit was coordinated or potential violence occurringt -- every america with internet access knew that violence was a possibility on january 6. the question the committee should be asking is this -- how the united states capitol police the d.c. metropolitan police and the f.b.i. all have no clueg to break loose? steve bannon, a private citizen knew. so why didn't the capitol police have enough riotelds? why did it take multiple hours to deploy the national guard? these are worthwhile questions, and congress has duty answer them. because january 6 was an enormous intelligence failure. there was a0ó in security, a breakdown that was repeated on good friday when officer billy evans was brutally murdered. the issues that plagued the capitol police on january 6 have not been fixed. in fact, according to a capitol police whistleblower, the officers most responsible for the intelligence failure on the sixth w

mr. bannon? because on january 5th, mr. loose tomorrow. so according to the select committee, no person could have predicted that violence might occur that day. according to the committee, that mr. bannon warned of violence on the 5th is proof, quote, that mr. bannon had foreknowledge. never mind that the attack wasn't coordinated. never mind that the capitol police received actionable intelligence about potential violence occurring weeks before the 6th. never mind that every member of con congress, every american with internet access, knew that violence would be committed on the 6th. the question we should be asking is how did the washington, d.c. police, capitol police and everybody else have no clue that violence was going to break loose? steve bannon knew. so why did the police have ample amounts of shields? why did it take all day to deploy the national guard? these are questions they have the duty to answer, because january 6th was an enormous failure. there was a breakdown in security, a breakdown was repeated to good

mr. steve bannon. i urge them to do so because it is right, it is morally right, it is constitutionally right, and it is all of our duty. and with that i yield back. >> the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from mississippi. >> thank you very much. madam speaker i yield myself the balance of my time. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> over the last hour we heard a lot about what we're not debating today. the select committee is charged with investigating a deadly attack on the seat of our democracy and making recommendations to ensure it never happens again. i can't think of anything more serious. but many of our colleagues would rather talk about anything else. i think i know why. i think they are performing for an audience of one. i do, however, want to commend my colleagues on the select committee for laying out clearly why the house must cite mr. bannon for contempt. if our investigation is to succeed, if the house's constitutional authority to investigate and legislate is to remain robust, the

mr. bannon in contempt. now what happens next areas that there will be a vote on the matter in the full house. just before we got on the, air moments ago, the house majority leader announced that that vote in the full house would have been the day after tomorrow. on thursday, if as probably expected, the majority of the house votes in favor of holding steve bannon in contempt. what happens then is that the matter gets referred to the justice department for prosecution. it will actually be up to the u.s. attorney in washington, d.c.. to decide whether or not to bring a federal contempt prosecution against bannon, but the house will decide on thursday whether to recommend that. to refer that to the prosecutor. if the prosecutor decides to bring a prosecution against bennett, that will not be the first time that the justice department has prosecuted someone for defying a congressional subpoena, but it is a rare thing. it has been a while since this has happened. the last time the justice department indicted som

mr. bannon's and mr. trump's privilege arguments do appear to reveal they suggest that president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january 6th. what was your reaction to that point? >> that's a great point. it's similar to what you would refer to as an adverse inference to someone who takes the fifth amendment in a civil case and basically the law is that you could use that assertion of the fifth amendment, you can't use it against them in a criminal case but take an inference against them in a similar case. it's a similar idea in impeachment we said every time you obstruct, you are essentially admitting that you have incup tory evidence and that's exactly what liz cheney is saying. she is saying you cannot assert executive privilege unless you have relevant information to our committee, which is investigating january 6th. so by the fact that you are asserting some executive privilege over documents or testimony it means there is relevant information that you donald trump, the

mr. bannon told the select committee to pound the fan. mr. bannon is a private citizen and not above the law and cannot refuse to obey a subpoena any more than you nor i or any american can. neither mr. bannon or or the former president made any credible argument to shield his testimony. patriotism demands anyone with knowledge of that dark day come forward and the rule of law and our constitution demand everyone in our congress support this investigation. i'm incredibly disappointed that the republican leadership and so many of their colleagues continue to oppose any attempt to investigate the january 6 attack. they oppose legislation to create a bipartisanship commission, they opposed the creation of the select committee, and they're now trying to stop the committee from carrying out its work. had this is not a time for delays. it's allowed others like mr. bannon to escape's responsibility thus far. this is for courage to product our national integrity. i'm grateful to the members of the select committee for having the courage to put loyalty

mr. bannon. but it would be setting something of a precedent., you know, the justice department always is worried about well what if the tables are turned here and things are going the other way? do we want to buy in future justice departments on this sort of thing. so, those are all the sort of things they have to take into account. >> barbara, can you pick up on that point there? how would a prosecutor view that question of precedent as they're trying to decide whether or not to move forward? >> i think pete is right to show those as the pros and cons of going forward here. the principles of prosecution, which merrick garland preferred to earlier, say that prosecutors should analyze any legal question this way. is there probable cause a crime has been committed. is it probable a crime was committed to sustain a conviction. i think you have a clear case of a willful violation of a subpoena. i think that question is answered. the harder question, i think, is whether prosecution would advance a federal interest. that is the one that is discretion

mr. bannon from testimony. mr. bannon's and mr. trump's privilege arguments do, however, appear to reveal one thing. they suggest that president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january 6. and this committee will get to the bottom of that. >> the committee's recommendation now goes before the full house, which is expected to hold a vote on thursday. if it passes as expected, a criminal referral will then be sent over to the justice department. doj can then present the case to a grand jury and bannon could then be formally charged with contempt of congress. all of that takes time. as that issue heads to the house floor, president biden spent today pressuring his own party, democrats, to finally get behind his priorities. tonight the "washington post" reporting biden told liberal democrats he believes a deal on a new tax and spending proposal, quote, between $1.75 trillion and $1.9 trillion is a possibility. that is substantially less, of course, than the original bernie sanders budget agreement which ad

mr. bannon not be producing documents or testifying. of course, just a point of fact here, unlike other trump allies, steve bannon was not employed by the executive branch during the insurrection. he is just a guy with a podcast, okay? and he is trying to get executive privilege. trump fired him quite famously in 2017, a fact the committee noted when it understandably rejected bannon's privilege argument. quote, even if bannon had been a senior aide to the president during the time period covered by the contemplated testimony which he was not, he is not permitted by law to the type of immunity he suggestion. now, many of these subpoenas are somewhat broad in their scope. that's true. it's not always apparent to the public what the committee is looking for. but that's not really the case with bannon. you might have heard liz cheney cite some of the reason they are looking into what bannon was up to. just according to the subpoena, there is ample evidence of the former presidential advisor being right there in the fold in the days leading

mr. bannon, while there is an argument that can be made, he has not really advanced it mr. patel and meadows, they have hired lawyers. there is legal arguments they could make regarding executive privilege, but that is a more sophisticated approach mr. bannon has taken a more thumbing his nose at the committee. he will need legal counsel at some point in the future if he wants to salvage this situation. >> thanks so much. >>> americans should be allowed to get the covid bostoner of their choice regardless of which vaccine you got first. a cdc advisory panel just made that recommendation this afternoon. now it's up to the cdc director to sign off on the plan. we are told she could give the okay as early as tonight and they unanimously endorsed boosters for those who got j&j shots and those who got moderna. those include those 65 and older and those at high risk because of conditions or jobs. >>> some districts are starting to drop mask requirements in schools. is it the right time to end masks in classrooms? doctors weigh in >>> the supply chain crisis hitting schools in caf

mr. bannon's and mr. trump's privileged arguments, do however, appeared to reveal one thing, they suggest that president trump, was personally involved in the planning in execution of january 6th in this committee will get to the bottom of that. >> served as associate white house counts are under president barack obama, cofounder and executive -- protector micro a non partisan organization, dedicated to fighting efforts to undermine democracy, we all expect the next few days this will be voted out of the full house and then go department of justice and i think there's really open question, about what happens when this, lands on a mayor garland's desk, and you've worked as a government, lawyer you worked in the way, as you've sort of been around the circles of people that will be making the decisions, on this i'm wondering, what is your perspective on it? >> i think the good side, is in the letter from white house counsel dana, remiss that rejected the claims of executive, privilege and turning over, docum

what would happen to you if you did what mr bannon is doing?minal prosecution of a lawsuit what would happen if he refused to show up? do you think you would be able to just go about your business? know the answer to that. there is not a different set of rules for mr bannon. he knows this. you know is there are consequences for outright defiance and he has chosen a path towards criminal contempt taking this position. in the uk — the government has set out its plans to reduce the uk's carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. the transition will be driven by electric vehicles with a price tag running into hundreds of millions of dollars. there will also be extra money for tree planting and to help replace old gas boilers. but the big question is do the plans go far enough? more from our science editor david shukman. every aspect of life is going to have to change as we go zero carbon. and now, after a long delay, the government is laying out its plans. and the key to it all is a belief that new green technologies will quickly become cheaper. the mar

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mr. bannon from testimony on all of the many other topics identified in this committee's subpoena. >> cheney very aggressive on two points. first, this one about what she thinks bannon could offer. here's exhibit a for her. >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. just understand this. all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. it's not going to happen like you think it's going to happen, okay? it's going to be quite extraordinarily different. and all i can say is strap in. the war room, a poposse, you ha made this happen, so strap in. >> cheney also dropped something that i have not heard offered up yet in this situation. listen to this. >> mr. bannon's and mr. trump's privilege arguments do, however, appear to reveal one thing. they suggest that president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january 6. and this committee will get to the bottom of that. >> that means that trump and bannon -- because, remember, even if there were a privilege here, and there isn't, bannon can't exercise it, trump can exercise it. so cheney's argument is that trying to get the pr

but the chair of the committee said mr bannon�*s failure to appear could not go unchallenged. north american correspondent david willis steve bannon was one of donald trump as my closest advisers. he served briefly as white house chief of staff and was pardoned of criminal charges in one of mrtrump pardoned of criminal charges in one of mr trump as my final acts in office. now he may find himself facing charges again in connection with the siege on the us capitol building in january of this year. an january of this year. an insurrection _ january of this year. an insurrection which delayed certification ofjoe biden�*s presidential victory certification of joe biden�*s presidential victory left dozens of police officers injured and said lawmakers running for their lives. the select committee set up to investigate the violence believes he has crucial evidence relating to events leading up to the siege and that he is refusing to cooperate with them. and now the committee is getting tough. he stands alone in his complete defiance of our subpoena. that is not acceptable. no one in

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bannon's podcast. that's not going to work. i'm sorry, mr. gates. >> republicans against democracy and what we're beginning to learn from the select committee about pre-insurrection planning meetings. >> mr. bannon was in the war room on january 6th. >> senator brown on what might survivor in the build back better bill and should leaders who let covid rip through their country be charged with crimes against humanity. it's happening in brazil. why not here? all in starts right now. >>> good evening. countries are considered our peers, election day is on a weekend. germany, france, sweden, belgium, japan, italy. other country cast their ballot on saturday and sunday when a lot of people have the day off. israel and south korea vote on weekdays but election day is a public holiday. voting something we do as citizens and it can be time consuming and people with busy schedules and be in the general public interest to make the process as easy as possible. that's not the case here in the united states. a revolt on weekdays, on tuesdays and do not ha

mr. steve bannon, and mr. trump's steve arguments appeared to reveal one thing. they suggest that president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january six. and this committee will get to the bottom of that. >> what was your reaction to that point? >> it was a strong statement. it was a great statement. and representative cheney, vice chair cheney has been an amazing colleague to work with on these issues. she is not going to be shy about calling it like she sees it. and so we are going to continue to follow the leadership of her and the chairman as we guide through this process, we are on uncharted territory, we know that. but we have a duty and an obligation to find out the truth. that is all we said we want. we did not bring any choice and the chairman talked about this. we don't bring joy around taking the step. we hope that people comply. we hope that they feel as patriotic as we in order to comply with a lawful subpoena. but if they don't, there have to be consequences. and we promised the american people that we will get to the b

mr. bannon is not a surprise. they've telegraphed that for a long time. acting like a man with something to hide, like a man who is guilty. i love how you laid it out in that segment. but this is different from a land deal or the epa, whatever. this goes to the heart of democracy, and what happened on january 6th, an armed attack. and i don't think those earlier precedents tell us too much. in other words, i think the justice department and merrick garland if the house votes for contempt, has to enforce it. it's not discretion, it's not nearly as discretionary as the past examples. >> if we were sitting in a law office, and you said that as senior partner, and i was the research associate, i would only say to you that you're right. but those are the only precedents we have. so explain to the viewers what you mean about why they're what we have, but they might not really rise to the stakes here. >> the key thing in any privilege is the need for the evidence. the need for the evidence is, what is the particular case about? this is the most monumental, import

mr. bannon is doing? if you were a material witness in a criminal prosecution or some other lawsuit, it's a shame that mr. bannon has put us in this position, but we won't take no for an answer. no one in this country, no matter how wealthy or how powerful, is above the law. we won't be deterred. we won't be distracted. and we won't be delayed. >> well, a person found liable for contempt of congress could face a fine and one year in prison, but the process is rarely used. this is designed to send a message to others under subpoena. ryan nobles reports on what's ahead. >> reporter: the house select committee designed to investigate the january 6 insurrection has formally reported out a criminal contempt referral against steve bannon. the trump ally, who as a podcast host and conservative provocateur, encouraged people to come to washington on january 6, inciting what he called a revolution in the days leading up to that event. the committee, holding a 30-minute meeting on tuesday night where they voted 9-0

mr. bannon to answer our questions. we want him to turn over whatever records he possesses that are relevant to the select committee's investigation. the issue in front of us today is our ability to do our job. finally there seems to be some urgency in washington regarding the subversion of justice. people trying to flout the law and subpoenas. and we need that urgency when it comes to getting something done, a deal on infrastructure, and especially voting rights. where is the lie? am i wrong? >> well, i agree with that. i don't know where the january 6 committee gets you in terms of what i believe the hill was to die on for democrats, which is putting voting rights into a place that they're safe based on what's happening across the country right now. but it's up to them what they decided to do. they're trying to get the spending bill and infrastructure bill done. we'll see how it takes them. but the part of that document that matters most is the resolution creating the committee, which says you want to find the facts a

mr. steve bannon. i urge all americans to watch what mr. bannon said on his podcast on january 5 and 6.indefensible. he said "all hell is going to break loose." he said, quote, we are coming in right over the target. this is the point of attack. we have always wanted. madam speaker, there are people in this chamber right now who were evacuated with me and with the rest of us on that day during that attack. people who now seem to have forgotten the danger of the moment, the assault on the constitution, the assault on our congress. people who you will hear argue that there is simply no legislative purpose for this committee, for this investigation, or for this subpoena. in fact, there is no doubt that mr. bannon knows far more than what he said on the video. there is no doubt that all hell did break loose. just ask the scores of brave police officers who were injured that day protecting all of us. the american people deserve to hear his testimony. let me give you just four examples of the legislative purpose of this investigation. first, the plot we are investigating involving mr. eastman

mr. bannon. that's why is facing this unprecedented step of a full house vote of congress. >> all right congressman pete aguilar thank you so much. >> thank you, chris. >> -- for his failed covid response led hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths. the same happened to donald trump. that's next. t. classical music plays. um uh, brass band, new orleans. ♪ ♪ she drives hands free... along the coast. make it palm springs. ♪ cadillac is going electric. if you want to be bold, you have to go off-script. experience the all-electric cadillac lyriq. you ever took a philosophy class in college or anything in the dilemma. i thought experiment used in more of philosophy. it's tough how our -- intuition. here's the simplest if you haven't heard of it before. let's just imagine you are watching a train, rolling down the tracks, and there are five unsuspecting workers on those tracks, it's about to run them over. it is right before a switch, you have an option to flip a lover to divert the train down a se

mr. bannon, i believe the d.c. u.s. attorney also has the option to draw up the charges against bannon himself without going to a grand jury at all which is another way to approach this. regardless of how the u.s. attorney's office decides to handle this, we won't know anything about the process until it's done, until the charges brought, in case that would be known. or into the justice department, u.s. attorney's office decides to release some statement about their decision not to charge mr. bannon. nwe won't know until it's done. we might not for sometime. attorney general merrick garland, the leader of the justice department today was tightlipped about what to expect about that process he said the department will handle this like he says they handle everything. they will handle this by the, book no fear in our favor. >> i will say what's spokesperson for the u.s. attorney's office in the district of columbia said, yesterday, the day before, house of representatives votes for a referral of a contempt charge the departm

mr. bannon is tied up in that. mr. ea is we should get people into positions where we can swing the elections, we don't have to win. we can install the person we want to install. this is all tied together in one package. >> let's listen to what congressman jamie ras kin who is on the january 6th committee said about prosecuting steve bannon. >> steve bannon is under the spell of donald trump who travels with an army of lawyers. these people think they're above and beyond the law. we expect and we demand that people comply with our orders. >> so i want to ask you, you know, both points of view, is there a danger in prosecuting bannon, that it will give him a platform for his ideas of tearing down democratic institutions or is the danger bigger by not prosecuting him? >> i mean, i would go back to the foundations of all of this, which is that we as a democracy with a long history. we have to know what actually happened on january 6th. that's the real issue, it seems that mr. bannon was closely involved in the preparations

mr. bannon is doing? if you were a material witness in a criminal prosecution of some of the lawsuits, what would happen do you think you would be able to go about your business. there isn't a different set of rules for mr. bannon. he knows this. he knows there are consequences for out right deiance and he's chosen the path toward criminal contempt by taking this position. >> on top of that, the committee's vice chair republican liz cheney rightly pointed out that trump and bannon wouldn't be making such flimsy claims of executive privilege if they didn't have something damming to hide. >> this information should not be subject to any privilege at all. mr. bannon's and mr. trump's privilege arguments do however appear to reveal one thing, they suggest that president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january 6th. and this committee will get to the bottom of that. >> we also saw an attempt by cheney today to cut through the big lie that's clouded the judgment of her gop colleagu

mr. bannon's firsthand testimony about all of these relevant facts. but as the chairman noted, mr. bannon is refusing to provide it. >> you know, i mean, the courage that -- that she and adam kinzinger as well, you know, showed just by -- by doing this and i mean her words tonight. you know, it -- it's -- i mean, plenty of her republican colleagues know exactly what a farce the president's big lie is. and i -- i assume, are secretly horrified about what happened the day of the insurrection. but it's stunning to me that -- that so few of them have any kind of courage to actually stand up for the truth. >> well you know what's even more shocking? is that some of them were publicly terrified on january 7th, including leader mccarthy. but he's quickly shifted back to being an enabler, along with so many other republican members in the house. um, of this big lie. and we hear the former president repeating these lies about the election over and over, again. and continuing to embolden people who are engaging in political violence, and, you know, this investigation has to get to the bottom

mr. bannon is warranted. one other option, i believe, don't hold me to this if this doesn't turn out to be the case, but i believe, based on my understanding of how these things work, based on the type of charge this would theoretically be against mr. bannon, i believe that the dc u.s. attorney also has the option to just draw up the charges against bannon himself, without going to a grand jury at all, which is yet another way to approach this. regardless of how the u.s. attorney's office decides to handle this, though, we really won't know anything about that process until it's done, until a charge is brought, in which case that will be known, or until the justice department, the u.s. attorney's office, decides to release some statement about their decision not to charge mr. bannon. we won't know until it's done. we may not know for quite some time. and attorney general merrick garland, the leader of the justice department, he today was tight-lipped about what to expect about that process. he told a congress

mr. trump's closest allies could face criminal contempt charges. steve bannon defied a subpoena in the january 6th capitol riot the house committee looking into the attack will vote next week on whether to recommend the charges. nikole killion reports. >> reporter: former white house chief strategist steve bannon was a no show to on capitol hill, skipping his scheduled deposition before the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack. >> as much as they hate trump, as much as they hate me, as much as they hate all these other folks, they fear you. >> reporter: just a day earlier, bannon addressed this virginia rally. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag -- >> reporter: where supporters pledged allegiance to a flag that was allegedly carried during the riot. bannon was urged not to cooperate by forormer president trump and in a letter obtained by cbs news, bannon's attorney said "until the committee reaches an agreement with the former president over the scope of executive privilege, mr. bannon will not be producing documents or testifying." >> it'

mr. bannon stands alone in his complete defiance of our subpoena that's not acceptable. no one in this country, no matter how wealthy or how powerful is above the law. >> so far mr. bannon's execution is former president trump wishes to invoke some form of executive privilege. this information should not be subject to any privilege at all. >> reporter: because bannon was not a white house employee in january, the committee says he certainly isn't covered by any executive privilege even if it were to apply. they say he is the only figure so far not to cooperate with the investigation. the full house will vote on the contempt recommendation tomorrow if it passes, a criminal referral will be sent to the justice department, a criminal contempt conviction carries up to a year in prison and a fine up to $100,000 it's important to note the department of justice has not prosecuted a contempt of congress charge in nearly 40 years. >> all right chris, thank you >>> the state of minnesota is now rewarding children for getting vaccinated this week tim wolf introduced a new program k

mr. bannon and to other trump aides. to paraphrase what committee member liz cheney said last night, bannon and others have no legal right to ignore what this committee asks in order to investigate the insurrection. >> those in favor say aye -- >> reporter: the bipartisan house committee investigating the capitol insurrection voted to hold steve bannon in contempt of congress. >> left unaddressed, this defiance may encourage others to follow mr. bannon down the same path. >> reporter: the committee views his testimony as critical, arguing statements he made on january 5th suggest foreknowledge about the violence that happened the next day. >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. it's not going to happen like you think it's going to happen. >> reporter: bannon, a longtime aide to former president trump, refuses to turn over documents or show up for a deposition. mr. trump has urged his top aides not to cooperate. something the committee says reveals volumes. >> they suggest that president trump was personally involve

mr. bannon in criminal contempt but the full proceedings could drag on a while. cbs news learned the depositions for other three former top trump officials icials if have been postponed. norah. >> o'donnell: nikole killion, thank you. tonight, more than 10,000 workers at john deere are out on strike. it's the first strike there in more than three decades, and we may see more high profile strikes as unions up their demands. cbs's charlie de mar reports from a john deere factor in illinois. >> reporter: these john deere workers say they plan to picket around the clock, after negotiations with the agriculture equipment giant broke down over a new labor contract that would have increased salaries for some workers by 6%. kari bormann has worked for the company for 15 years. >> really doing what we needed to do, standing up for ourselves. >> reporter: the walkout as the company is forecasting its best earnings ever. the strike is just the latest examples of workers flexing their muscle the union representing 60,000 hollywood crew members said they will go on strike as

steve bannon has refused to appear before the panel. mrched ballistic missile, for the first time in two years. we've received these images, which we are unable to independently verify. earlier the south korean military reported that one missile had landed in waters off the coast of japan. the british government has set out a range of measures to transition to a greener economy, to try to reach its target of no net emissions of greenhouse gases by the year 2050. it comes less than two weeks before it hosts the un climate summit in glasgow. now on bbc news it's time for panorama. tonight on panorama, how social media can be toxic for women. you will be threatened physically, sexually as well as verbally. from reality tv stars to politicians, women are getting more and more online hate. i got words thrown at me, those kind of words which a man definitely wouldn't have had. people just expect you to accept the fact that you're going to get abuse because you put yourself out there and it shouldn't be like that at all. we investigate the social