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Bannon found guilty of contempt for defying Jan. 6 subpoena

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon was found guilty by a Washington, D.C., jury of defying a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022

Trump ally Steve Bannon convicted of contempt of US Congress

US jury finds Bannon guilty of defying requests for information by congressional panel investigating January 6 riot.

Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2022

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon convicted of contempt charges after defying subpoenas from Jan. 6 House committee

Bannon faces up to two years in a federal lockup when he’s sentenced. Each count carries a minimum sentence of 30 days in jail.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 22, 2022

Steve Bannon's defense to begin in Trump adviser's trial

Steve Bannon’s lawyers are expected to begin their defense as Bannon's contempt of Congress trial enters a new phase on Thursday

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Bannon's team raises question about House subpoena deadline

Steven Bannon’s lawyers have tried to establish at his criminal contempt trial that the deadline for the onetime Donald Trump strategist to appear before the House committee investigating the Capitol riot was flexible as long as the two sides were negotiating terms

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

Prosecution rests its case in Steve Bannon trial

The outlines of Bannon's defense, including whether he will testify, remain somewhat murky. In opening statements, Bannon attorney Evan Corcoran cast the case as infused with politics.

WEKU · Jul 20, 2022

US Capitol riot: Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon felt above the law, prosecutors say

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon felt “above the law” by defying a legal summons to testify about last year’s riot at the US Capitol, prosecutors said at the start of his trial.

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2022

Bannon was ‘thumbing his nose’ at Jan. 6 subpoena, prosecutor says

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon never ignored a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee as its return date was the subject of ongoing negotiation, and politics was behind the panel’s referral for criminal contempt charges, his defense attorney said.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Contempt of Congress trial for former Trump adviser Bannon begins

Prosecutors say Steve Bannon deliberately defied Congress; defence lawyers argue he was negotiating with Jan 6 panel.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2022

Bannon was ‘thumbing his nose’ at Jan. 6 subpoena, prosecutor says

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon “refused to follow the rules” in defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee, a prosecutor said during opening statements in his contempt of Congress trial. But the defense alleged the referral for charges was political.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022