Steve Bannon, who is close to Trump, has been accused of refusing to testify in Congress

Certainly did not like his insult. Steve Bannon, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, has been indicted “Contempt of Congress” The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that he had refused to take part in the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol.

The 67-year-old former adviser, one of the architects of Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign in 2016, is being prosecuted for refusing to testify and sending documents to a special parliamentary committee investigating the attack. In the seat of Congress.

The rope tightens around Trump

The accusation comes as the ropes around the former US president are tightening. A judicial file released on October 30 revealed Maison Banche’s list of documents related to the attack on the Capitol it was trying to bury. The millionaire has taken legal action to prevent the release of these files related to the attack on his supporters and the parliamentary committee investigating his role. Trump has demanded the executive’s right to keep certain information confidential.

As a reminder, Attack by thousands of Republican supporters The Democrats’ goal is to prevent Joe Biden from winning the election, and his inauguration is scheduled for January 20. The previous day, Donald Trump had delivered a speech in front of a crowd a few hundred meters away, arguing that the election had been stolen from him – unsubstantiated.