Rep. Thomas Massie and others are moving a resolution for the House of Representatives to rescind subpoenas issued against Donald Trump advisors Stephen K. Bannon and Peter Navarro by the corrupt January 6 Committee. It also withdraws recommendations which found both men in contempt of Congress.
The resolution also includes Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino Jr. It asserts that the January 6 Committee acted unlawfully and likely constituted itself unlawfully. It also condemns the efforts to imprison Bannon and Navarro as an “unprecedented attempt to silence and marginalize political opponents.”
Massie is urging Speaker Mike Johnson to “immediately bring this resolution to the floor for a vote,” as “Time is of the essence.”
He believes it does not need the approval of the Democrat-controlled Senate. “The original subpoenas were issued unilaterally from the House, so the House can rescind them unilaterally,” he argues.
Navarro is already behind bars. Bannon must report to prison on July 1. He will reportedly serve at a facility containing violent criminals, with a possible transfer to the infamous Rikers Island in New York later this year.
Both have been convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with the January 6 Committee. They could not obey it without breaking the laws surrounding executive privilege, they believe.
🧵 (1/2) Here’s our 5 page Resolution to rescind the subpoena’s issued for Bannon and Navarro and to declare the January 6th committee to have been illegitimate. pic.twitter.com/eM122OZpzy
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June 18, 2024
