| The move is an attempt to put pressure on Trump administration officials to cooperate with the panel's investigation, which former president Donald Trump is urging allies to ignore. "The Select Committee will not tolerate defiance of our subpoenas, so we must move forward with proceedings to refer Mr. Bannon for criminal contempt," said the committee chairman, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.). "I've notified the Select Committee that we will convene for a business meeting Tuesday evening to vote on adopting a contempt report." |