TUCSON, Ariz., July 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) decries the political prosecution and conviction of conservative Steve Bannon. On July 22, a D.C. jury discovered Bannon responsible beneath 2 U.S.C. § 192 of contempt of Congress.
“Political prosecutions are what dictatorships do, and should never happen in the United States,” declared Andrew Schlafly, basic counsel of AAPS. “Being a supporter and adviser to Donald Trump is not a crime.”
Steve Bannon as a non-public citizen was focused by the House Select Committee whereas it was spending hundreds of thousands of {dollars} for greater than a 12 months focusing on Trump supporters about protests on Jan 6, 2021, Schlafly notes. The Department of Justice (DOH) rejected a advice by this Democrat-controlled committee to prosecute former congressman Mark Meadows for a similar fees as Bannon.
“When the Republican House voted that Democrat-appointed Eric Holder was in contempt of Congress, DOJ immediately announced its refusal to prosecute him,” Schlafly mentioned. “Yet DOJ went after Steve Bannon, and he was prevented at trial from calling any of the House Democrats who initiated this against him.”
“This prosecution and conviction of Bannon are unprecedented,” Schlafly noticed. “This prosecution merely advances the political goals of enemies of Donald Trump.”
During jury choice in Bannon’s case, many potential jurors expressed their political beliefs in opposition to Bannon. They have been excused from the jury, however the prevalence of their views in D.C. indicated that the trial shouldn’t have proceeded there, Schlafly states.
“D.C. is not a fair venue for a trial pitting Democrats in Congress against a critic of them. The incoming new Congress, predicted to be Republican, should change the law so that trials are held where the defendant resides, not where federal government employs so many.”
“The incoming House of Representatives should enact a resolution to pardon Steve Bannon on its first day in session in January,” said Jane Orient, M.D., the manager director of AAPS.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a nationwide group representing physicians in all specialties since 1943. Its motto is omnia professional aegroto (every thing for the affected person).
