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
refused to talk about his role when loftily subpoenaed, he awaits sentencing. cnn s katelyn polantz was in the courtroom and joins us now. walk us through what happened in court today and how bannon reacted when the verdict was read? well, john, as steve bannon moved around the courthouse today, on the grounds in the courtroom, he appeared to be very much himself. he was smiling throughout the day, right before the verdict came down, when the jury came back in, he was waiting, on his phone, what appeared to be looking at social media, thanking his lawyers, patting them on the back. but then when the jury came in to deliver their verdict, they came in about two and a half hours after they started. when they came in, steve bannon didn t show a lot of emotion. he smirked a little bit. he nodded, as the judge thanked the jury. but ultimately, he wasn t really that reactive in court. and the jury had bought what the prosecution was arguing. that this was like a parking ticket, t
through the evidence and testimony. what stands out to you? what stands out is how much trump was alone. this hearing laid out new and clear details how he urged supporters to converge on the capitol and even as it went out of control for hours, he refused to call off the attack. did he know about the violence? witnesses say absolutely it started minutes after he finished speaking. virtually everyone on the staff was aware of it, concerned about it and one witness after another say the president went to the dining room by the oval office where he sat all afternoon watching fox news showing the carnage next to the oval office. that s where think stand in terms of him knowing about it. did he try to stop it? no. indeed, witnesses say even the secret service agents afraid for their own lives were scrambling to try to get the vice president out to safety he wouldn t do anything. listen to some of the traffic between those secret service agents when they were concerned. we nee
now the man who cannot stop talking about overturning the election to his listeners, but refused to talk about his role when loftily subpoenaed, he awaits sentencing. cnn s katelyn polantz was in the courtroom and joins us now. walk us through what happened in court today and how bannon reacted when the verdict was read? well, john, as steve bannon moved around the courthouse today, on the grounds in the courtroom, he appeared to be very much himself. he was smiling throughout the day, right before the verdict came down, when the jury came back in, he was waiting, on his phone, what appeared to be looking at social media, thanking his lawyers, patting them on the back. but then when the jury came in to deliver their verdict, they came in about two and a half hours after they started. when they came in, steve bannon didn t show a lot of emotion. he smirked a little bit. he nodded, as the judge thanked the jury. but ultimately, he wasn t really that reactive in court. and the
really ahead of the curve on what you hear so many republicans talking about now. yeah, well, and buy a seat, something that should disgust everybody watching and is way too prevalent across this country. ed lavendera, thank you so much. everybody, you don t want to miss ed s special report, deep in the pockets of texas, it is sunday night at 8:00. thanks so much for joining us. a.c. 360 starts now. from medieval to defenseless to guilty as charged. steve bannon s next stop for defying the house january 6th committee could be federal prison. john berman here in for anderson. far from carrying out his pre-trial threat to go medieval on the prosecution, steve bannon did not even put on a defense in his contempt of congress trial, and it did not take long for a jury to convict the former president s one-time chief strategist and insurrection rabble-rouser on both counts. now the man who cannot stop talking about overturning the election to his listeners, but