arizona. so who has the upper hand? let s go out front. and good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, a victory for the rule of law. that s the words from the top two members of the january 6th select committee. after trump s long-time ally steve bannon was found guilty of contempt for refusing to appear before the committee. congressman bennie thompson and congresswoman liz cheney came out with a warning, for anyone else who tries to on strubt or stone wall their investigation, just as there must be accountability for all those responsible for the events of january 6th, anyone who obstructs our investigation into these matters should face consequences. no one is above the law. now bannon, i should note, is the first close aide to trump to be convicted as a result of investigations into the insurrection. he could face months if not a year in jail. after the verdict trump s former chief strategist lashed out at the committee. i only have one disappointment, and that
weather center. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with both new hope and a new round of fighting in ukraine. officials say 13 missiles struck a city about 300 kilometer north of mykolaiv, leaving a number of people injured and killed. the missiles targeted military airfield and a railway facility. officials are urging people to stay in shelters for now while the mayor of mykolaiv is reporting what he calls powerful blasts in that city. but on the hopeful side, ukraine and russia have signed an agreement that will allow ukraine to resume grain exports through the black sea. much of that grain has been stranded because of a russian naval blockade, leaving 47 million people around the world in acute state of hunger according to a u.n. estimate. president zelenskyy says russia may not fully keep its side of the bargain. here he is. translator: the text of the document signed today is published, and everyone can read its points. they ful
gasston boiling it down. bannon didn t show up. he has contempt for our system of government, and he does not think he needs the play by its rules. she compared his offense to snubbing a parking ticket, a sorely relevant package in and said the former white house chief strategist chose allegiance to donald trump over compliance to the law. i stand with trump and the constitution. and i will never back off that, ever. reporter: as for bannon s last gasp offer to testify publicly before the committee give me a date, a time, a room number, a microphone and a holy bible that i can take the oath on, boom. reporter: prosecutor amanda vaughen called him out saying he and his friend, former president donald trump suddenly decide he s going to comply? give me a break. bannon is not above the law. he is not the decider of the law. he is guilty, she said. while bannon promised a fiery case this is going to be the misdemeanor from hell. reporter: the defense rested without calling
is crime fraud to these discussions. these have nothing to do with the job of the chief of staff to help in an insurrection. i think that it should have been applied. his indictment should have been seen as valid as much as the boroughs. as for scavino, i cannot explain why he is different than navarro s or bannon s. navarro was in the white house, bannon was not. but once you get inside the white house and say that someone can be subpoenaed and indicted for obstruction, well then, why not scavino and why not meadows? yeah, i know, i think it is a lot of questions that we are having. it seems to be a little bit confusing. barb, let me get your take on this, what do you make of this discrepancy between the charges of peter navarro and at the same time, not charging meadows and scavino?