The January 6 Project
Bannon Files Sentencing Memorandum
Katherine Pompilio Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 1:16 PM
In the memorandum, Bannon asked the court to impose a sentence of probation and to stay his sentence pending appeal.
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The January 6 Project
Justice Department Issues Sentencing Recommendation for Bannon
Katherine Pompilio Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 11:53 AM
On Oct. 17, the Justice Department reccomended that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon be sentenced to six months in prison and fined him $200,000 for defying a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Election 2020
On Emails, PowerPoints, Sovereign Immunity, and Testimony From Governor Kemp
Anna Bower Tue, Aug 30, 2022, 8:01 AM
Governor Brian Kemp tries to evade testifying before the Georgia special purpose grand jury.
Jan. 6: Prosecutions
Escape From D.C.: Analyzing Jan. 6 Venue Transfer Motions
Roger Parloff Tue, Aug 23, 2022, 8:01 AM
Many Jan. 6 defendants are seeking to move the locations of their trials to avoid alleged bias among jurors in Washington. Are they likely to succeed?
Jan. 6: Prosecutions
“She’s Sitting There With Rudy Giuliani”: Fulton County Comes to Colorado
Anna Bower Mon, Aug 22, 2022, 2:09 PM
It’s Jenna Ellis’s turn to attempt to fight off a grand jury subpoena—and fail.
Election 2020
Where’s Rudy? A Fulton County Court Wants to Know
Anna Bower Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 1:05 PM
Is New York’s former mayor too sick to testify before the special purpose grand jury in Georgia?
Department of Justice
How to Evaluate Progress in the Justice Department's Jan. 6 Investigation
Quinta Jurecic, Natalie K. Orpett, Peter Strzok, Benjamin Wittes Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 7:15 PM
We have taken different views of the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 investigation so far. Here’s what we’re all looking to see going forward.
Department of Justice
Is the Justice Department Meeting the Moment?
Quinta Jurecic, Natalie K. Orpett Wed, Jul 20, 2022, 3:02 PM
It’s reasonable at this point for the public to be frustrated by, and for journalists and commentators to start pushing on, the Justice Department’s continuing silence and apparent lack of urgency regarding Trump’s personal criminal culpability.
Department of Justice
In Defense of the Justice Department
Benjamin Wittes Wed, Jul 20, 2022, 3:00 PM
“Do your job!” is just one small step removed from “Lock him up!” which is no different at all from “Lock her up!”—even if it feels entirely different and altogether more righteous.
Jan. 6: Prosecutions
Dissecting the Justice Department’s Prosecutorial Decisions on Navarro, Meadows, and Scavino
Rohini Kurup, Jonathan Shaub Wed, Jul 20, 2022, 9:12 AM
A recent Justice Department filing offers clues about why Peter Navarro faces prosecution for contempt of Congress but Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino do not, and it also raises questions about the department’s exercise of its prosecutorial discretion.