The commission investigating the January 6 uprising is this Tuesday analyzing the participation of supremacist groups
On the eve of the January 6 uprising, Steve Bannon warned his listeners, “Get this: There’s going to be a big, big bang tomorrow,” he warned on his ‘War Room’ podcast. More than prophetic, whoever was Donald Trump’s electoral architect and adviser to him in the White House before devoting himself to advising the far right in Europe knew exactly what was going on in the cores of supremacist “patriots” who are following day would storm the Capitol.
Bannon had resisted the question of it by the bipartisan commission investigating the coup attempt. His resistance waned on Saturday, when Trump released him from “executive privilege” that allegedly prevented him from disclosing private conversations he had with the president. Bannon had no position in the White House when the events took place, so it would have been difficult for him to defend himself. Especially after Trump’s attorney Justin Clark swore to the FBI two weeks ago that the president has never invoked that privilege.
The House of Representatives in October agreed to denounce him. Nine months later, and a week before the trial, Bannon reached an agreement with the commission yesterday to testify behind closed doors. Trump has claimed credit. “I have seen how unfair they are to him and to others, who are forced to spend a huge sum of money on legal fees, in addition to the trauma it must be to go through that just because you love your country and respect for it. the office of the president,” he wrote.
The investigation reveals that not only did Bannon know what was going to happen, like many in the White House, he was one of the conspirators who staged the attack on the Capitol. As a result, the prosecution has not suspended the contempt trial, which begins next week and, if found guilty, could face up to two years in prison and a $200,000 fine.
The committee will hold another public hearing on Tuesday into the involvement of far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers. These are names that most Americans were unaware of until January 6, 2020, but that Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Cassidi Hutchinson, had heard in the White House offices in the days before the attack. “Don’t worry, they’re not coming to hurt me,” Trump told intelligence agencies when they warned him there were armed groups at the demonstration.
Source: La Verdad
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