On Friday, America’s two-tiered justice system reared its ugly head once again with the conviction of Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress. After citing executive privilege in disregarding a January 6th subpoena, Bannon was charged with numerous misdemeanors by the Biden-led DOJ.
In spite of their apparent hypocrisy, the committee and all Democrats celebrated the conviction. Most of us are old enough to remember AG Eric Holder never even being charged after he ignored a Republican House subpoena related to the “fast and furious” gun-running scandal. There are many other instances of Democrats evading Congress. But I’m sure everyone is aware of the rules. You can be associated with the right and the law is not applied the same way.
Tucker Carlson heard Bannon speak to Tucker Carlson after his conviction.
#BREAKINGTucker Carlson Interview with Steve Bannon: His First Since the Guilty Verdict
Steve: “I won’t back down one inch. pic.twitter.com/X6AtKhfYJP
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Carlson starts by ridiculing the fact that Bannon was convicted for contempt of Congress. It is something which is not usually treated as a criminal offense. The same day Lee Zeldin tried to murder GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin was freed on cash-less bail. The current justice system doesn’t even begin to make sense, and no matter what one’s personal thoughts of Bannon are, no one should be celebrating the insanity of selective political prosecutions.
Bannon opens his comment in the interview by noting the need for an actual January 6th Committee that will investigate the important things, i.e. the intelligence failures, the Ashli Babbitt murder, the government’s possible involvement, etc. He then notes that the DC judge in the case didn’t even let him put on a real defense, not allowing any argument over the use of executive privilege, which was Bannon’s reason for not complying with the subpoena in the first place.
The deck was set, and that was not surprising. In DC, Republicans won’t get equal treatment. This is a place that voted over 90% Democrat during the presidential election. Getting both a judge and jury on the same case that isn’t going to drop the hammer on anyone nominally associated with the GOP, never mind associated with Donald Trump, is essentially impossible. We’ve seen that play out over and over, including in the inverse where obviously guilty Democrats walk free.
For those who used to ask why Michael Flynn originally took a plea deal instead of fighting Robert Mueller’s ridiculous prosecution, this is why. Republicans do not stand a chance in these conditions, and if one ends up charged with a crime in DC, no matter how wrong and flimsy the charges are, there’s little choice but to bend the knee. That’s not American justice, it’s Chinese-style justice, which is something Bannon mentions to Carlson.
Bannon also declared that he will fight the whole thing. A court appeal has already been filed. Given the political and high-profile nature of the case and the political issues surrounding it, this could lead to the Supreme Court.
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