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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander and Josh Marcus

Steve Bannon found guilty in contempt trial after defying subpoena from Jan 6 committee

EPA

Steve Bannon has been found guilty of contempt of Congress after ignoring a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the insurrection on January 6.

The former Trump adviser was found guilty on two counts and he’s now facing a prison sentence of between 30 days and a year for each of the misdemeanour charges, though that’s rare for this kind of offence.

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