Posted on Jul 18, 2022
Steve Bannon goes on trial for defying Jan. 6 panel subpoena
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Steve Bannon, who once served as former President Donald Trump's chief strategist, goes on trial Monday for defying a subpoena from the House select committee that's investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Bannon was indicted in November on two counts of contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for a deposition before the committee or provide requested documents in response to a subpoena. He has pleaded not guilty.
If convicted, Bannon faces a minimum sentence of 30 days and a maximum of one year in prison for each count.
The trial is going ahead despite Bannon's two last-minute attempts to delay it, both of which were rejected by Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee.
It will take place in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., just down the street from the Capitol building, which was stormed by Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, and in the shadow of a series of public hearings laying out what the committee has learned so far. The last of those hearings, focused on what Trump did during the attack, is scheduled for Thursday.
Steve Bannon, who once served as former President Donald Trump's chief strategist, goes on trial Monday for defying a subpoena from the House select committee that's investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Bannon was indicted in November on two counts of contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for a deposition before the committee or provide requested documents in response to a subpoena. He has pleaded not guilty.
If convicted, Bannon faces a minimum sentence of 30 days and a maximum of one year in prison for each count.
The trial is going ahead despite Bannon's two last-minute attempts to delay it, both of which were rejected by Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee.
It will take place in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., just down the street from the Capitol building, which was stormed by Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, and in the shadow of a series of public hearings laying out what the committee has learned so far. The last of those hearings, focused on what Trump did during the attack, is scheduled for Thursday.
Steve Bannon goes on trial for defying Jan. 6 panel subpoena
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Side note: Bannon's lawyer, Robert Costello, asked to be removed from the case. Depending on circumstances, he may be testifying as a witness instead of being legal counsel.
https://news.yahoo.com/steve-bannon-lawyer-asks-removed-152059625.html
https://news.yahoo.com/steve-bannon-lawyer-asks-removed-152059625.html
Steve Bannon’s lawyer asks to be removed from contempt case because he may be a witness
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon goes on trial for criminal contempt of Congress next month
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Earlier this month, Bannon agreed to testify before the Jan. 6 committee after Trump said he would waive his claim of executive privilege, stating that Bannon had been treated "unfairly" and forced to "spend vast amounts of legal fees."
The committee said it would not negotiate terms for Bannon to appear for testimony until he produced the subpoenaed documents.
If convicted, Bannon would face at least one year in jail and a fine of $100,000.
Monday's jury selection comes ahead of the Jan. 6 committee's eighth public hearing, which is scheduled for prime time on Thursday. The hearing will focus on Trump's actions between the end of his "Save America" rally on Jan. 6, 2021, and when he publicly told the rioters to go home about three hours later.
Thompson said Thursday's hearing will be the last one "at this point," although the committee has said that there could be more hearings in August or September."
..."Earlier this month, Bannon agreed to testify before the Jan. 6 committee after Trump said he would waive his claim of executive privilege, stating that Bannon had been treated "unfairly" and forced to "spend vast amounts of legal fees."
The committee said it would not negotiate terms for Bannon to appear for testimony until he produced the subpoenaed documents.
If convicted, Bannon would face at least one year in jail and a fine of $100,000.
Monday's jury selection comes ahead of the Jan. 6 committee's eighth public hearing, which is scheduled for prime time on Thursday. The hearing will focus on Trump's actions between the end of his "Save America" rally on Jan. 6, 2021, and when he publicly told the rioters to go home about three hours later.
Thompson said Thursday's hearing will be the last one "at this point," although the committee has said that there could be more hearings in August or September."
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