The defendant, Troy Smocks, who is Black, made an appeal to the judge on the grounds he was a victim of a racist criminal justice system. The sentence, imposed by Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia, is the longest yet in connection to the attack. 6 attack has received a 14-month prison sentence. Ī Texas man who issued threats on social media connected to the Jan. Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen report for CNN. 16 asking to be provided with any information the department turns over to the Jan. According to the letter, Banks wrote to the Department of the Interior on Sep. “ noted that the Speaker had determined that he wouldn’t be on the committee…So I would like to introduce for the record a number of letters the gentleman of Indiana has been sending to federal agencies,” Cheney said. Cheney called Banks out on the House floor as the chamber began its debate on the criminal contempt referral of Bannon. Jim Banks (R-IN) out for falsely signing a letter to at least one government agency claiming that he is a ranking member of the Jan. “If the House of Representatives votes for a referral of a contempt charge, the will do what it always does in such circumstances, we’ll apply the facts and the law and make a decision, consistent with the principles of prosecution,” Garland said. At an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, prior to the House vote on Bannon’s referral, Garland gave little indication of whether the DOJ intended to charge Bannon were the House to approve the referral. He added that, “I did not, have not and will not pick up the phone and call the attorney general and tell him what he should or should not do in terms of who he should prosecute.” Kaanita Iyer reports for CNN.Īttorney General Merrick Garland has said that the DOJ will follow “the facts and the law” if presented with a referral from the House that Bannon be charged with criminal contempt of Congress. “No, the way I said it was not appropriate…I should have chosen my words more wisely,” Biden said. President Biden has admitted that he was wrong to make a statement last week that those that defy subpoenas from the Jan. The Department of Justice now will decide whether to bring charges against Bannon. The referral, subsequently signed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), was sent to the U.S. The vote passed 229 to 202, largely along party lines, with nine House Republicans breaking rank to vote in favor of holding Bannon in contempt. The House has voted to hold former President Trump’s ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. She says the United States remains “a good friend to the Caribbean and seeks to build on a proud legacy as the region’s partner of choice.Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here.Ī curated weekday guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours. She says Trump will also discuss potential opportunities for energy investment. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump will use Friday’s meeting to thank the leaders for their support for peace and democracy in Venezuela. In January, Jamaica, St Lucia, Haiti and The Bahamas were among CARICOM countries that controversially voted in favor of a US-backed resolution at the Organization of American States not to recognise the legitimacy of the current term of Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro. The meeting at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s Florida resort, will also feature the leaders of The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Saint Lucia. The White House says President Donald Trump will meet with Prime Minister Andrew Holness and the leaders of four other Caribbean countries on Friday in an effort to strengthen cooperation on security and trade issues. Trump … will use the meeting to thank the leaders for their support for peace and democracy in Venezuela.–
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