Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) had a warning on Sunday for anyone considering ignoring congressional subpoenas on the heels of Steve Bannon’s contempt conviction.
Kinzinger, a member of the House Jan. 6 committee, told ABC’s This Week host Jonathan Karl that Bannon’s conviction on Friday was “justice” and that future committee witnesses who refuse to comply with subpoenas will “pay the price.”
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“It’s good. I mean, justice, right?” Kinzinger said of Bannon’s conviction. “Come in — you can plead the Fifth if you want in front of our committee, but you can’t ignore a congressional subpoena or you’ll pay the price.”
“That’s to any future witnesses, too,” he added.
Bannon was found guilty of both contempt charges against him over his defiance of a House Jan. 6 committee subpoena.
The former White House adviser to former President Donald Trump did not testify during his trial or call on any witnesses in his defense. He will be sentenced in October and faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine per charge.
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Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro also refused to testify before the committee and was charged last month with two counts of contempt. Navarro sued the House Jan. 6 committee and the Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney’s Office ahead of his indictment, arguing the subpoena he received ignored claims of executive privilege and testimony immunity and that it was issued illegally.
Navarro is seeking a delay for his criminal trial until the lawsuit is resolved.
