The House of Representatives voted to hold Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress on Thursday for defying a congressional subpoena by the January 6 select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.
The vote fell largely along party lines: 229-202, with nine Republicans voting with Democrats.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed the resolution shortly after the House vote. Her office told ABC News the referral has now been formally transmitted to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
The Justice Department will now decide whether to prosecute Bannon.
It’s been 38 years since the Justice Department pursued contempt of Congress charges: Environmental Protection Agency official Rita Lavelle was indicted in 1983. A jury eventually found Lavelle not guilty.
Bannon could face up to a year in prison and up to a $100,000 fine if the Justice Department charges him and he is eventually found guilty.
Source-ABC
