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Having been falsely accused myself I damned sure know the value of due process. Bannon's crime was not showing  up. Every time in my life, traffic ticket, or witness, I always show up.

Good for you. But you understand that - legally - Bannon can’t be arrested yet, right?

Boru

 I don't understand (I'm Australian)

Here, he would be issued with summons or subpoena to appear in court. If he failed to show, then  a warrant would be issued for his arrest.

I have known several lawyes socially.  They all said some similar things.  Two stick in my mind: we do not have  justice system. We have a legal system. Sometimes justice is done and seen to be done.  This is a matter of happy accident rather than design.

 The other is never talk to the police without a lawyer----they are not your friends. Their job is to seek evidence for a conviction. It's not all that hard for an innocent person to incriminate him/herself .

There's a terrific set of (2) lectures given by a Harvard (?) Law professor I urge you to watch if you haven't seen it. Australia doesn't have bill of rights, but we do have the right to silence.  Below part one. "In praise of the Fifth Amendment" One of the many points he makes is that contrary to popular belief, the Fifth Amendment is there to protect the innocent. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE