right, where they really got accused of dragging their feet. they helped and hawed on whether to hold potential witnesses in contempt and whether to subpoena them, how fast to move so this time they are determined to say we re moving fast. if you don t want to cooperate, we will take it to make garland and push this as far as we can and this is a message as much to bannon as it is to other witnesses that they want to participate in this investigation. the second point there as well is the firms often highlight is the point of what were the conversations like with the former president, right? taking a step back here just to remind everyone, i mean the whole thing, one of the goals here is yes, of course, about protecting the value of the institution and making sure that you still have an oversight mechanism but also to find out more information about the movements and the conversations of the former president in the days leading up to the january 6th and on january 6th, and, you know,
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really important right from the start that we establish that if you ignore your lawful requirement of testifying when you re subpoenaed you will go to jail. so two points. information and the credibility of the institution, of the congress in this case. here s what they are asking for in the case for steve bannon. communications from planners of the rally. communications with trump between the election and the inauguration of joe biden, communications with trump officials about january 6th. details of the meetings at the willette hotel with rally organizers the day before the rally. communications about the contesting, communications with the proud boys, oath keepers and rudy giuliani and other big trump liars. this is a test of the credibility of the institution by frankly was frustrated throughout the trump years, even when he was in the white house. he pretty much, forgive me, flipped them the bird. what you see now is a democratic caucus that s determined to move fast while the