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Former Trump adviser convicted of contempt for defying Jan 6 panel subpoen
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Peter Navarro, US former President Donald Trump's trade advisor, has been convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the White House committee investigating the US Capitol attack that took place on January 6, 2021.
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US Foreign Affairs chairman threatens to hold Blinken in contempt of Congr
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The letter comes after McCaul subpoenaed Blinken in March for a dissent cable written by US diplomats in Kabul criticizing the Biden administration's plans to withdraw troops in 2021.
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Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon gets four months in prison for defying
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison on Friday (local time) for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena from the January 6 committee -2021 attack on the Capitol and was also fined USD 6,500.
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US House passes measure to hold ex-Trump Chief of Staff in contempt of Con
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives passed a resolution to hold former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress for failing to fully cooperate with the committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot.
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Trump ally Bannon after first court appearance says 'they took on wrong gu
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump's aide Stephen Bannon told reporters on Monday "they took on a wrong guy" after he appeared in a district court on the contempt of Congress charges.
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US: Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon indicted by federal grand jur
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): A US federal grand jury indicted former Donald Trump's adviser Steve Bannon on two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 events at the Capitol, the Justice Department of Justice
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US committee approves report recommending contempt-of-Congress charges aga
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] October 20 (ANI): The US committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack voted on Tuesday (local time) to approve a criminal contempt report on Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon, CNN reported.
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US: House to vote on holding William Barr in contempt of Congress
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): The Democrats-controlled House is expected to vote on June 11 to hold US Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress.
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House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Barr in contempt of Congress
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): The US House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, fuelling a simmering dispute between the Democrats and Republicans over Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on alleged Russian collusion
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Democrats set contempt vote for William Barr over Mueller's report
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): US House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday scheduled a vote for Wednesday (May 8), to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress after the latter failed to adhere to a deadline to furnish Special Counsel Robert Mueller'
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