The US Department of Justice has accused the adviser to ex-President Trump Bannon of disrespect to Congress 
Former adviser to ex-US President Donald Kevin Bannon) was accused of contempt of Congress for refusing to appear at the hearing on the storming of the Capitol, according to the website of the Ministry of Justice of the country.
This accusation was brought forward by the Trump aide in connection with the investigation of the events in the Capitol that took place on January 6, 2021. Bannon's political consultant under Trump acted as a White House strategist.
“Bannon was charged by a grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to appear on a summons and provide documents,” the department said in a statement./p>
The judge is expected to sign the indictment and arrest warrant for Bannon. This was announced by the American television channel CNN. “Today's accusations reflect the Department of Justice's unwavering commitment to the rule of law, fact and equal justice in accordance with the law,” said Attorney General Merrick Garland.
… In late September, not only Bannon was ordered to do this, but also a number of other officials from the Trump administration. The initiative was taken by a special committee of the US House of Representatives to investigate the events in the Capitol, which wants to collect information about those events.
On January 6, supporters of US President Donald Trump, who lost the new election, stormed the Capitol building in Washington and stopped the work of the Congress for several hours. As a result of the riots, a protester and a policeman were killed, and three more died from causes unrelated to violence. The police managed to free the Congress building from the participants in the assault, after which the United States announced the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election.