House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that House Republican leaders voted to file an amicus brief in Steve Bannon’s case, just days before the conservative media host is due to report to prison.
Leadership’s move comes amid of a flurry of activity in the House to challenge the authority of the Jan. 6 committee established by then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2021. Bannon’s four-month prison sentence—for failing to comply with committee subpoenas—is set to start July 1. Former Trump administration adviser Peter Navarro is already serving his four-month prison sentence.
“The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group voted 3-2 to file a brief with the D.C. Circuit in the case against Steve Bannon,” Johnson, R-La., said in a joint statement with Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. “The amicus brief will be submitted after Bannon files a…
