News Roundup: Bannon bellows his defiance; new memo shows breadth of White House sedition plan

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In the news today: Steve Bannon, an apparent key plotter of the January 6 insurrection, was defiant and mocking as he surrendered to federal authorities after his indictment for ignoring a congressional subpoena demanding his testimony. House Republicans, meanwhile, are already vowing retribution against those that would dare indict Bannon in the first place. A new memo shows that the Trump White House acted in orchestrated fashion to prod Mike Pence into announcing the nullification of the electoral votes that cemented Trump's loss. It wasn't a one-off idea from a single lawyer: Mark Meadows and other Trump allies were actively promoting the seditious plan.

Here's some of what you may have missed:

• Bannon surrenders to FBI, arraignment slated for this week

• House Republicans promise revenge over Bannon indictment just as soon as they retake the gavel

• New memo shows pressure on Mike Pence to subvert 2020 election results was unrelenting

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