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and then, a house contempt citation, setting the tone for the other acolytes of the former president to do likewise. today a federal grand jury said enough, indicting bannon on two counts and finally giving the select committee a measure of clout against those who would thumb their nose at them. former white house chief of staff mark meadows for one. earlier today, he defied an ultimatum to appear. later today after bannon s indictment, the committee threatened him with the same. it would be tempting to say this may now be a different ball game, but of course it s not a game at all. as a reminder, there was new audio that came to light today of the former president. he is talking to abc s jonathan karl, defending the capitol mob who chanted hang mike pence. here is the former president talking about his vice president who, as a reminder, was rushed by the secret service out of the house chamber when the mob attacked. were you worried about him during that that sie ....
big deal. sorry we re not sharing the screen more today. i want your thoughts before we pick it up. fantastic, elie is pulling outlookers now because merrick garland has done his job and i hope this is the beginning of more prosecutions like that. if you try to take over the country, you should be held accountable. i agree. i ll pick it up from here now. good evening to everyone at home. i m tiffany cross in for joy reid tonight and we begin with the contempt of congress in a major breaking story late today a federal grand jury handed down criminal charges against steven k. bannon, the long time trump confident under investigation for his involvement in january 6th. nbc news reports the 67-year-old is expected to surrenderer to law enforcement of monday and set to appear in court that afternoon. you guys remember last month bannon willfully defied a subpoena from the select committee for douments and testify refusing to show up on the day of his scheduled deposition ....
here today conceding if i thought i won this election, you couldn t be more wrong. i hate to lose. ask mayor decicco. but i m also someone who believes strongly in our republic, in our democratic processes. enough votes have been counted. there does not appear to be a path to victory nor the base of any recount. nor do we know of any systemic fraud. so no, i see no proof that this election was stolen. i see no proof that this election was stolen. the republican candidate for governor of new jersey, jack ciattarelli, conceding defeat ten days after the election, assuring voters that he lost fair and square. he doesn t like the outcome. you don t have to like the outcome in a democracy. but he acknowledges that more people voted for the other guy on the left, which is how concessions work. i mean, how many concession speeches have you seen in your life? they re all pretty much the same. at some point we ve all probably asked ourselves why do we have to perform this ritu ....
shaken, to those who are angry that i am not asking for a recount today, let me say this, i ve worked every day and night for 22 months to become new jersey s governor. if you think i would be standing here today conceding if i thought i won this election, you couldn t be more wrong. i hate to lose. ask mayor deceit go. but i m also someone who believes strongly in our republic and our democratic processes. enough votes have been counted, there does not appear to be a path to victory or the basis for a recount nor the we know of any systemic or widespread fraud. so no i see no proof that this election was stolen. i see no proof that this election was stolen, the republican candidate for governor of new jersey conceding defeat ten days after the election, assuring voters that the election was fair, that he lost fair and square, he doesn t like the outcome you don t have to like the outcome in a democracy. but he acknowledges that more people voted for the other guy on ....
essentially, this indictment forces steve bannon for his refusal to comply. but it doesn t necessarily ensure his compliance with the committee, we talked about this last night. do you think that steve bannon will comply and cooperate with the committee or are we still going to be in an entanglement of legal maneuvering for the next few months? you know, tiffany, i suspect steve bannon has no interest in providing information to the house committee, which could incriminate his protector donald trump. here s what will happen moving forward in the criminal contempt case. the prosecutors may very well engage in negotiations with steve bannon. for example, they could say, listen, we will extend you a plea offer. we will cap our request regarding your sentence. i will make up a figure at 90 days in prison if you agree to appear and testify truthfully and fully before the house select committee. so i will say this presents an opportunity for steve bannon to cooperate. do we ....