Steve Bannon dares Merrick Garland to pursue charges against Donald Trump over US Capitol riot

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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon says GOP lawmakers would impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland if the Justice Department pursues charges against former President Donald Trump over the Jan. House. 6 committee’s findings.

In his War Room: Pandemic podcast on Friday, Mr. Bannon said Americans are unmoved by the committees findings unveiled during a prime-time hearing Thursday, reiterating claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Trump won the presidency, Mr. Bannon said. And he is the legitimate president of the United States and your guy is illegitimate, and the American People are awakening to that.

I dare Merrick Garland to take that crap there last night, and try to indict Donald J. Trump, he said. We dare you because we will impeach. Were winning in November and were going to impeach you and everyone around you. Screw the White House, were going to impeach you and everyone at DOJ.

Thursdays hearing marked the start of a month of public hearings by the committee that are expected to reveal new information and testimony from Trump administration officials and other witnesses.

The panel aims to convince the public that Mr. Trump provoked the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.

On Monday the committee will hear testimony from former Trump campaign manager William Stepien and four other witnesses in a follow-up to last weeks prime-time TV debut.

Republicans, who nearly unanimously oppose the committee, accuse Democrats of staging the hearing to try to recast the election and distract the public from the parties failure to address issues that matter to voters.

The Justice Department is pursuing criminal contempt charges against Mr. Bannon and former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro for failing to cooperate with the probe committees.

Mr. Bannon says the charges against him are politically motivated and the committee has conflicts of interest.

Last week, he subpoenaed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, and members of the committee. He is demanding documents generated as part of the panels nearly yearlong investigation.

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