War Room: Battleground will be heard live on the John Fredericks Media Network on all eight Fredericks’ owned and or operated radio stations, including WJFP AM 740, 103.3 FM, and 95.3 FM in Philadelphia, DE, and South Jersey WJFN-AM 820 and WJFN-FM 100.5 FM. Bannon says his new show will focus on news, analysis, and the personalities of the 2022 midterm elections. War Room: Battleground is Bannon’s newest addition to his daily shows and will premiere Monday, March 7, airing 6:00-7:00 PM weekdays. Bannon’s War Room is one of the largest live shows globally and consistently among the top-rated political shows in America with now almost 150 million downloads on the podcast.īannon’s War Room is carrie d on the John Fredericks Media Network, Real America’s Voice, GETTR Live Stream, and many other national and international platforms. His live Saturday show is 10:00 AM -12:00 PM. Bannon not to show up altogether.Steve Bannon’s War Room live radio and television show currently airs three hours per weekday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. They also did not deal with privilege claims by a former president unsupported by a current one, Nichols noted, adding that Trump also "never instructed Mr. However, Nichols said Bannon and his attorneys were cobbling together portions of various different opinions–none of which squarely applied to Bannon, who had been gone from the White House for years by January 2021. Executive privilege changes the ball game on every level.”
“It’s different from every other kind of privilege. Irene Armendariz Jackson, MAGA candidate for Congress from Texas, talks to host Steve Bannon about her race against Democrat Veronica Escobar. They created this idea that you don’t even have to appear” when executive privilege is raised, the defense attorney said. TX-16 Candidate Irene Armendariz Jackson: Opponent Has Hid Behind Identity Politics Entire Career. "The courts and the Justice Department have treated executive privilege as unique. Schoen argued Monday that Bannon acted consistently with longstanding Justice Department legal opinions on executive privilege. But it’s unclear whether Trump has the authority to assert privilege as a former president, and whether he had actually done so for Bannon.
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He told reporters he relished the opportunity to force members of Congress to take the stand in his trial - a prospect that was always unlikely and has now been taken off the table.īannon and Trump threw a wrench into the process over the weekend when Trump declared that he would “waive” any claim of executive privilege over Bannon’s testimony. Less than three weeks later, the Justice Department charged Bannon with two criminal misdemeanor counts of contempt, one for refusing to testify, the other for refusing to supply documents.īannon embraced the case against him with his usual pugilistic style, promising to make it the “misdemeanor from hell” for the Justice Department and Congress. Bannon participated in a “war room” at the Willard Hotel where key Trump allies strategized efforts to prevent the transition of power to Joe Biden, and he has acknowledged developing a strategy for Republican members of Congress to challenge the election results.īannon refused to appear by an Octosubpoena deadline, leading the House to refer him for contempt of Congress prosecution. The select committee subpoenaed Bannon in September for testimony and documents related to his involvement in Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election on Jan. The judge said it was still possible he might allow some testimony or evidence about recent developments involving Trump, Bannon and the House panel, if they supported an argument by Bannon that he believed the stated return date on the subpoena last October was really the opening bid in some kind of negotiated process that didn't immediately require his compliance. “The speech and debate clause bars such testimony.”Īfter Nichols was done, the only clear defense remaining was whether Bannon simply misunderstood the due date of Congress’ subpoena, or was misinformed by his attorney about the deadline. “The language of the speech or debate clause is absolute,” the judge said. Nichols agreed that the Constitution’s protections for federal lawmakers prohibit Bannon trying to subpoena House officials and question them about their motives. Bannon’s trying to turn this into some kind of political circus that cannot be allowed,” Letter said. 6 select committee.ĭuring 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. Nichols also rejected Bannon’s effort to subpoena Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the Jan.
Nichols said Bannon would not be permitted to argue that executive privilege excused his decision to completely defy the select committee subpoena.
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