Tag: Steve Bannon

  • AG Merrick Garland Weaponizes DOJ With Political Indictment of Steve Bannon

    AG Merrick Garland Weaponizes DOJ With Political Indictment of Steve Bannon

    AG Merrick Garland Weaponizes DOJ With Political Indictment of Steve Bannon for Contempt of Congress

    Eric Holder was held in contempt of congress for refusing to produce documents and testimony in the Fast-n-Furious investigation, and the DOJ did nothing.  IRS official Lois Lerner was held in contempt of congress for failure to produce documents and give testimony in the IRS investigation, and the DOJ did nothing.

    Steve Bannon is held in contempt of congress for failing to provide documents and give testimony to the J6 committee, and the DOJ issues an indictment….

    [In the background of this DOJ story today, it is important to highlight the FBI has given the New York Times evidence extracted from the phone of Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe.  Remember, O’Keefe is suing the New York Times. The FBI raided O’Keefe on behalf of their ideological allies in the New York Times.]

    Today, AG Merrick Garland is using a fully weaponized Justice Department to purposefully, intentionally and willfully target the political opposition of the Biden administration.  Worse still, the entire media apparatus knows this purpose and yet denies it.   Our nation is in a very precarious place.

    WASHINGTON DC – Stephen K. Bannon was indicted today by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

    Bannon, 67, is charged with one contempt count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition and another involving his refusal to produce documents, despite a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol. An arraignment date has not yet been set in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

    “Since my first day in office, I have promised Justice Department employees that together we would show the American people by word and deed that the department adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law and pursues equal justice under the law,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “Today’s charges reflect the department’s steadfast commitment to these principles.”

    “As detailed in the indictment, on Sept. 23, 2021, the Select Committee issued a subpoena to Mr. Bannon,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia. “The subpoena required him to appear and produce documents to the Select Committee, and to appear for a deposition before the Select Committee. According to the indictment, Mr. Bannon refused to appear to give testimony as required by subpoena and refused to produce documents in compliance with a subpoena.”

    In its subpoena, the Select Committee said it had reason to believe that Bannon had information relevant to understanding events related to Jan. 6. Bannon, formerly a Chief Strategist and Counselor to the President, has been a private citizen since departing the White House in 2017.

    Each count of contempt of Congress carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, as well as a fine of $100 to $1,000. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. (read more)

    AG Garland has weaponized the FBI to target school parents who protest at School Boards.

    AG Garland has used the FBI to protect his family financial interests in school curriculum (CRT)

    AG Garland has used the DOJ to target political rallies of his opposition.

    AG Garland has labeled political opposition as “domestic extremists.”

    AG Garland has used the FBI to leak information to allies in the New York Times (James O’Keefe)

        And now, AG Garland is arresting opponents of the Biden regime while leftists in the media cheer him on:

    Source: November 12, 2021 https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/11/12/ag-merrick-garland-weaponizes-doj-with-political-indictment-of-steve-bannon-for-contempt-of-congress/

    Comment/Opinion: Build back better is looking rather strange. Name ONE thing this Biden administration has done well? The simple answer is, we can’t. However, the magnitude of the exposure to the corruption within the government et alia is on a scale seldom, if ever seen before.

    Freedom never comes easy.

  • Jan. 6 House panel subpoenas Trump allies …

    Jan. 6 House panel subpoenas Trump allies …

    Jan. 6 House panel subpoenas Trump allies Bannon, Meadows, 2 more

    The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol issued subpoenas to four key allies of former President Donald Trump Thursday, with the committee’s chairman instructing them to sit for depositions next month.

    Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced that former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former chief strategist Steve Bannon, former Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino and former Pentagon official Kash Patel had been subpoenaed because they all were working in or had communicated with the White House either in the days leading up to the riot or on the day itself.

    In letters to all four men, Thompson said that the committee is investigating “the facts, circumstances, and causes” of the riot, which led to the deaths of five people.

    In a letter to Meadows, Thompson cited reports that the then-chief of staff “engaged in multiple elements of the planning and preparation of efforts to contest the presidential election and delay the counting of electoral votes.

    The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021 has subpoenaed several allies of former President Donald Trump.
    Several allies of former President Donald Trump have been subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

    “In addition,” Thompson’s letter goes on, ” … while you were the President’s Chief of Staff, you directly communicated with the highest officials at the Department of Justice requesting investigations into election fraud matters in several states” and “contacted several state officials to ensure to encourage investigation of allegations of voter fraud, even after such allegations had been dismissed by state and federal courts, and after the Electoral College had met and voted”.

    The chairman’s letter to Bannon, who was fired from his White House post by Trump in August 2017, notes his presence at the Willard Hotel in Washington the night before the riot “during an effort to persuade Members of Congress to block the certification of the election”. Thompson also mentions that Bannon was quoted that same day as saying, “All hell is going to break loose tomorrow [Jan. 6].”

    The letter to Scavino, best known for operating Trump’s infamous Twitter account, alleges that he was “tweeting messages from the White House on January 6” and promoted the “Stop the Steal” rally which precipitated the riot.

    Mark Meadow — Trump's Chief of Staff at the time of the riot — has been subpoenaed.
    Mark Meadows — Trump’s chief of staff at the time of the riot — has been subpoenaed.
    Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was subpoenaed and reportedly claimed that "all hell is going to break loose" prior to the riot.
    Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was subpoenaed and reportedly claimed that “all hell is going to break loose” prior to the riot.

    Patel, a former aide to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is asked to shed light on how Pentagon officials prepared for and responded to the events of Jan. 6.

    The letters instruct all four to turn over requested documents to the committee by Oct. 7. Bannon and Patel have been told to sit for depositions Oct. 14, with Meadows and Scavino scheduled to be interviewed the following day.

    The subpoenas are a significant escalation for the panel, which plans to launch the interview phase of the investigation after sorting through thousands of pages of documents requested from federal agencies and social media companies.

    Last month, the committee issued a sweeping request for the records from the National Archives and Records Administration and several other agencies, including phone records from members of Congress.

    The panel also asked for documents and communications from inside the White House on Jan. 6 that pertain to several key figures in the Trump administration, including Stephen Miller, Peter Navarro, Kayleigh McEnany, Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Lara Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Jared Kushner, Melania Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Michael Flynn and Rudy Giuliani.

    Former Trump aide Dan Scavino was operating the president's social media pages at the time of the riot.
    Former Trump aide Dan Scavino was operating the president’s social media at the time of the riot.

    In a statement late Thursday, Trump slammed the panel as an “‘Unselect Committee’ of highly partisan politicians, a similar group that perpetrated the now proven lie of Russia, Russia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, and many other Scams” that had issued “Harassment Subpoenas.”

    “We will fight the Subpoenas on Executive Privilege and other grounds, for the good of our Country,” the former president vowed, “while we wait to find out whether or not Subpoenas will be sent out to Antifa and BLM for the death and destruction they have caused in tearing apart our Democrat-run cities throughout America.”

    None of the four targets of the subpoenas had any immediate comment Thursday night.
    September 23, 2021 https://nypost.com/2021/09/23/jan-6-panel-subpoenas-trump-allies-bannon-meadows-2-more/?utm_medium=browser_notifications&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=1408244

    Comment/Opinion: Bring in the Clowns ! As they denounce the recent release of surveillance footage…..

    The Feds Are Forced to Release January 6th Surveillance Footage and Narratives Crumble

    Why has the federal government been trying so hard to keep surveillance footage of January 6th under wraps? We may have an answer to that question if a set of newly released videos are any indication.

    A judge ordered the videos be released against the wishes of the government prosecutors who claimed doing so would undermine national security. Of course, that makes no sense, and what’s on the videos runs counter to the chosen narrative.

    Behold, the event that has been compared to the Civil War by the President of the United States.
    Continued: https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/09/22/the-feds-are-forced-to-release-january-6th-surveillance-footage-and-narratives-crumble-n446766

  • Steve Bannon Indicted

    Steve Bannon Indicted

    Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, along with Brian Kolfage and two others, has been indicted for allegedly siphoning off funds from the “Build the Wall” campaign.

    Bannon is accused of taking over $1 million from the campaign, which he allegedly used to “secretly pay Kolfage” and to “cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bannon’s personal expenses.” The alleged fraud involved funneling payments from the We Build the Wall campaign to Kolfage through a shell company controlled by Timothy Shea, one of the men being indicted.

    Read the indictment below:

    https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7040959-U-S-v-Brian-Kolfage-Stephen-Bannon-Et-Al.html

    According to the indictment, the money was given to Kolfage through fake invoices and false “vendor” arrangements. This was done to conceal the fact that the veteran was being paid a salary despite telling donors that he was not receiving a penny.  


    See also: UCMJ Punishment


    The four men were arrested by U.S. Postal Service agents on Thursday and are expected to appear in court later in the day. Prosecutors are charging them with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. 

    Inspector-in-Charge Philip R. Bartlett said, “This case should serve as a warning to other fraudsters that no one is above the law, not even a disabled war veteran or a millionaire political strategist.” If convicted, the men face a maximum of 20 years in federal prison.