News Bannon will be held in contempt. What does that mean, and what powers does Congress have? October 14, 2021Savannah Behrmann and Rick Rouan, USA TODAYComments Off on Bannon will be held in contempt. What does that mean, and what powers does Congress have? The committee on the Capitol riot scheduled a Tuesday hearing to vote on holding Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Trump, in congressional contempt.