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According to a Sunday night court filing by federal prosecutors, that includes secret witness interviews by law enforcement and internal communications between House committee staff members. The Justice Department claims this material that, were it exposed to the public, would cause “specific harms” like “witness tampering” or making it impossible to find impartial jurors at a future trial.
In a court filing on Tuesday, Bannon’s lawyers said the government’s argument was “festooned with hyperbole… perhaps designed to score points with the media.” That same day, a “press coalition” of 15 news organizations—including Buzzfeed, CNN, and The Washington Post—sided with Bannon and asked the judge overseeing the case to make documents available and reject what it called “this broad gag order.”
In a court filing on Tuesday, Bannon’s lawyers said the government’s argument was “festooned with hyperbole… perhaps designed to score points with the media.” That same day, a “press coalition” of 15 news organizations—including Buzzfeed, CNN, and The Washington Post—sided with Bannon and asked the judge overseeing the case to make documents available and reject what it called “this broad gag order.”
From there the Daily Beast goes left in its reporting insinuating what Bannon is doing is illegal. But is it?
Americans deserve to know what actions Congress took before, during, and after the January 6th protest at the Capitol. Why are Congress and the DOJ withholding information from those they prosecute who have every right to this information? What is the government withholding videotapes from that day, for example?
Americans deserve the truth. Bannon is right to ask for it. Congress was wrong to create a corrupt committee whose only purpose is to destroy Trump loyalists while ignoring the truth.
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