Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of Congress

Jury found that Bannon "must pay the consequences"

Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz 

In a Justice Department press release touting the conviction, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia said that the "subpoena to Stephen Bannon was not an invitation that could be rejected or ignored."

“Mr. Bannon had an obligation to appear before the House Select Committee to give testimony and provide documents. His refusal to do so was deliberate and now a jury has found that he must pay the consequences," Matthew Graves said.

Steven M. D’Antuono, assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, said in the statement that “The tenets of our government rely upon citizens adhering to the established rules of law."

"Lawful tools, such as subpoenas and other legal orders, are critical in our system of government,” D’Antuono said.