On Monday morning, Before turning himself in at the FBI Washington field office, Bannon told his supporters, “We’re taking down the Biden regime. I want you guys to stay focused, stay on message. Remember, signal, not noise. This is all noise, that’s signal.”
In the afternoon he appeared before Federal Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather and faced the criminal contempt charges against him. He did not enter a plea. The judge released him without bail but ordered him to return to court on Thursday for his arraignment before U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols.
Each charge of contempt of Congress carries a minimum sentence of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, plus a monetary penalty of $100 to $1,000.
The House Select Committee’s chairman Rep. Bernie Thompson (D-MS) and vice-chairman Liz Cheney (R-WY) said on Friday, “Steve Bannon’s indictment should send a clear message to anyone who thinks they can ignore the Select Committee or try to stonewall our investigation: no one is above the law. We will not hesitate to use the tools at our disposal to get the information we need.”
