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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Arpan Rai

Steve Bannon braces for contempt trial as Jan 6 panel to receive deleted Secret Service texts by Tuesday

AP

Jury selection is set to take place in the trial of Steve Bannon who served as a one-time adviser to former president Donald Trump on Monday as the House select committee probing the Jan 6 capitol riots said it expects to receive deleted Secret Service text messages from 5 January and 6 January by Tuesday.

Mr Bannon, indicted on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, has been accused of defying a subpoena from the house committee which asked for his records and testimony.

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