Bannon was to testify about the attack on the Congress building on January 6 during the hearing in the US Congress Committee on Thursday.
Bannon was called in as a witness by the committee. But through his lawyer, he had announced in advance that he would not answer questions.
However, this is something the committee does not accept.
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives will therefore vote on whether the case of Bannon’s absence should be forwarded as a criminal case to the Ministry of Justice.
The ministry can then decide whether he should be charged with showing contempt for Congress. It is an indictment that can result in imprisonment for up to one year or trigger a fine.
On January 6, thousands of Trump supporters stormed Congress. It happened in an attempt to stop the formal approval of Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election in November 2020.
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