Steve Bannon Surrenders After Being Indicted On Contempt Of Congress Charges

Steve Bannon has turned himself over to federal authorities after Congress levied contempt charges against him for defying a subpoena from a House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Bannon was taken into custody Monday and will be processed. He is expected to appear in court later Monday afternoon.

The once-top adviser to former President Donald Trump faces two counts of criminal contempt – one for refusing to appear to give a deposition before Congress and another for rejecting a demand for documents in response to a subpoena from the committee.

Bannon, 67, spoke with reporters before he entered the FBI’s field office in Washington, D.C. The turn-over was live-streamed on Gettr. “I don’t want anybody to take their eye off the ball what we do every day,” he said.