The House will submit a filing seeking to “withdraw” arguments from the January 6 Committee as part of the legal battle in which Steve Bannon, a close ally to former President Donald Trump, is fighting to stay out of prison, GOP leaders said on Wednesday.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) revealed their game plan in a statement after a vote of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group — which POLITICO reported came down along party lines.
“The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group voted 3-2 to file a brief with the D.C. Circuit in the case against Steve Bannon,” the group said. “The amicus brief will be submitted after Bannon files a petition for rehearing en banc and will be in support of neither party.”
They said the brief will “withdraw certain arguments made by the House earlier in the litigation about the…
