'We're going to decertify the [2020] electors,' the Trump ally vowed.
Through his attorney, Bannon refused to comply with the House select committee's subpoena citing Trump's claims of executive privilege.
"Until such time as you reach an agreement with President Trump or receive a court ruling as to the extent, scope and applications of the executive privilege, in order to preserve the claim of executive and other privileges, Mr. Bannon will not be producing documents or testifying," Robert Costello, Bannon's attorney, wrote in a letter to the January 6 committee in October.
The House select committee then voted unanimously to issue a criminal referral again Bannon. A full House vote to approve the criminal referral, with nine GOP lawmakers voting in favor with their Democratic colleagues. After that, the referral was sent to the Justice Department which convened a grand jury to determine whether the Trump ally should be indicted.
With the grand jury's Friday decision, Bannon is reportedly planning to surrender himself to authorities on Monday, perBannon, like Trump and many of the former president's allies, continues to claim that the 2020 election was"rigged" or"stolen." The extraordinary allegations have not been substantiated, and more than 60 election challenge lawsuits filed by Trump and his supporters have failed in state and federal courts.
Trump's groundless claims of widespread voter fraud animated his supporters to carry out the January 6 attack against the Capitol. The House select committee believes Bannon can provide key information and insights into what happened on that day.