Rep. Adam Schiff stated that the January 6th committee would vote to hold Steve Bannon responsible for not complying with their subpoena.
Last week, Bannon stated that he would not submit to the subpoena of the committee for information regarding the January 6th riot.
Trump's legal team told his former aides (including Bannon) not to comply with congressional subpoenas.
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Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday that the January 6th committee investigating the riot at US Capitol would move for former Trump aide Steve Bannon to be held in criminal contempt. He failed to comply with a subpoena requesting information related to the insurrection.
In 2017, Bannon was the White House's chief strategist under President Donald Trump.
Schiff said to Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC that the committee would vote in favor of a report on Bannon, which could be escalated to US Department of Justice.
"The report concludes that Bannon should not be held in contempt. He did not appear. Schiff stated that he has no plausible explanation for his failure to appear and that the report will then be voted on by the entire House.
Schiff said, "The full House will vote for him to be held in criminal contempt. The speaker will then refer that contempt back to the Justice Department. This is because the statute states that the Justice Department has a duty to present it before the grand jury."
In September, the House Select Committee announced that it would subpoena Bannon and other top aides to Trump, such as Mark Meadows, Dan Scavino and Kash Patel, in an effort to get intel from people who spoke to Trump in the days leading up to and during the insurrection.
A Trump lawyer instructed his aides not to comply with the subpoenas. He cited "executive" and other privileges that allow Trump advisors to ignore the subpoenas.
Robert Costello, a lawyer representing Bannon, stated in an October 13 letter that Bannon was not in defiance of the subpoena.
Costello wrote that "Mr. Bannon observed that President Trump’s counsel stated they were invoking executive privileges and therefore directed that we not produce documents or give evidence that might reveal information President Trump’s counsel seeks legally to protect."
Costello did not return Insider's request for comment Sunday.
Schiff stated that he doesn't know when the House will consider the Bannon report.
"We are working very quickly to get it up, but we don't want to be slow. Schiff stated that we are moving quickly. "This is a sign that our democracy is recovering," Schiff said. We will pursue anyone who refuses to provide the information they are legally compelled to to our committee.
MSNBC reported that the committee had agreed to delay depositions for Meadows & Patel last week. Scavino's deposition was delayed due to late delivery.
"We try and get voluntary testimony. Schiff stated that with those we expect to be hostile we sometimes go straight to subpoenas.
Schiff said Sunday that it would send a powerful message to uncooperative witnesses and encourage them to cooperate with the Justice Department in bringing charges against Bannon.
Schiff was asked by MSNBC's host if Trump would testify before the committee. He said that he didn't know the answer but that he would make a decision as a committee.
Schiff stated that "No one is excluded from the table." "We will go wherever we need, to gather the evidence we need to present the American people with a comprehensive report on the terror of that day as well as what we can do to protect the country moving forward." Schiff said. Donald Trump's role is one of the most mysterious black boxes.
