House backs Bannon in contempt of Congress appeal

House backs Bannon in contempt of Congress appeal

The House filed a brief Monday in the appeal of Trump ally Steve Bannon that seeks to resurrect legal arguments that the House select panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol could not issue subpoenas because it was illegitimate. The chamber’s filing at the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit takes the position of House Republican leaders to argue the panel broke the chamber’s rules when it was set up. Ban…