The Establishment of D.C. runs its own court system, too. (Just ask any of the J6 political prisoners.)
A federal judge on Monday eviscerated nearly all of Steve Bannon’s defenses against a charge that he criminally defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee, leaving the longtime Donald Trump ally with few options to fight the contempt of Congress case against him....
... “What’s the point in going to trial here if there are no defenses?” attorney David Schoen declared in court after Nichols wound up his rulings from the bench....
...The judge picked apart Bannon’s claim that his decision to stonewall the select committee in October was justified — either due to his position as a former White House adviser to Trump or because of internal Justice Department memos describing limitations on congressional subpoenas.
Nichols said Bannon would not be permitted to argue that executive privilege excused his decision to completely defy the select committee subpoena. Nichols also rejected Bannon’s effort to subpoena Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Jan. 6 select committee.
During arguments before the judge ruled, House Counsel Douglas Letter said the attempt to pull in Pelosi, panel Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and others was a stunt.
“It seems clear that Mr. Bannon’s trying to turn this into some kind of political circus that cannot be allowed,” Letter said....
Yes. Well, if there's anything the Justice Department knows, it's "political circus."
This is a warning to the peasants: do not attempt to disrupt Our System.
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