<span style="color: #222222;">Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has been charged with contempt of Congress after refusing to give evidence about the US Capitol riot. He was summoned to testify on what he knew about plans for the protest that ended with the storming of Congress.<br />''The House of Representatives voted last month to send the case to the justice department, which opted on Friday to prosecute Mr. Bannon, 67. He could face up to a year in prison and a 100,000 dollar fine.<br />''<br />''Trump supporters raided the US Congress building on 6 January as lawmakers were meeting to certify the election result. Mr. Trump, a Republican, has refused to acknowledge losing the election to Democratic President Joe Biden last year, making claims – without evidence – of mass voter fraud.<br />''<br />''This was the first such indictment to come out of the House of Representatives Select Committee's inquiry of the 6 January invasion of the Capitol complex.</span><br />