Let's Talk/Bannon refused Jan. 6th Subpoena\House Holds Him In Contempt.

The House of Representatives voted Thursday to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after he declined to comply with a subpoena from lawmakers investigating the January 6 riot setting up the Department of Justice to weigh criminal charges against the Trump ally.

The House voted 229-202 to hold Bannon in contempt, with nine Republicans voting alongside every House Democrat.

The vote comes two days after the House select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot, unanimously recommended holding Bannon in contempt of Congress because he didn't testify before lawmakers or turn over a range of documents.

Members of the January 6 committee say Bannon may have pertinent information about the riot, and argue holding him in contempt will encourage other witnesses to cooperate, but some House Republilcans who opposed contempt for Bannon, have cast the select committee-made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans. Bannon's attorney has argued his client can't follow the select committee's suboena because former President Trump plans to assert "executive privilege," a legal doctrine allowing the president to keep certain internal documents secret.