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Steve Bannon declines to present defence case at contempt trial

The jury could now get the case as early as Friday

The Independent UK

Bannon's lawyers argue for early acquittal in contempt case

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon’s defense team made another attempt to end his criminal case for defying a Jan. 6 committee subpoena, urging a federal judge to acquit him because the evidence presented by prosecutors was too thin.

Tribune News Service

Former Trump aide launches vulgar rant after meeting with Jan 6 committee

Former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler is accusing the House select committee of being ‘Bolsheviks’ who ‘hate the American founders and most white people in general’

The Independent UK

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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

Texas charity that backs Trump’s stolen-election lie has deep ties to Ken Paxton

The Texas attorney general would be the one to hold True the Vote accountable on allegations that it swindled a $2.5 million donor. But the nonprofit’s founder has been a friend and an ally.

The Texas Tribune

Bannon's "political circus"

Judge Carl Nichols is putting his foot down

Salon

Prosecution rests case in January 6 contempt trial accusing Steve Bannon of ‘thumbing his nose’ at Congress

DOJ accused Bannon of acting ‘above the law’ and willfully dodging January 6 probe

The Independent UK

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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

Stephen Colbert on extreme heatwaves: ‘Unfortunately, hell came to us’

Late-night hosts discuss record-setting temperatures in the UK, the Secret Service’s deleted January 6 texts and Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial

The Guardian - US

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

Steve Bannon's trial: A strange tale

No one has been prosecuted for contempt of Congress since 1983. But Steve Bannon, like his former boss, is unique

Salon

Jan 6 hearings – live: Judge warns Bannon lawyers against ‘circus’, as Giuliani ordered to testify in Georgia

Follow live for latest news and updates on January 6 hearings in Congress

The Independent UK

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

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.

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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.

The Guardian - US

Primetime January 6 hearing to go ahead despite chairman’s positive Covid test

Bennie Thompson to miss hearing as ex-Trump aides Matthew Pottinger and Sarah Matthews expected to give evidence

Tribune News Service

Bannon didn't 'follow the rules' in defying Jan. 6 subpoena, prosecutor says

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon “refused to follow the rules” in defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee and should be held accountable, a prosecutor said during opening arguments in his contempt of Congress trial.

The Independent UK

Bannon contempt-of-Congress trial to begin in earnest

Lawyers for Steve Bannon, the longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, have unsuccessfully requested a one-month delay on the second day of his trial for contempt of Congress

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The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on Biden fist-bumping MBS: ‘Boom go the ethics’

Late-night hosts discuss Biden’s greeting to the Saudi crown prince, Europe’s heat wave and Steve Bannon’s trial for contempt of Congress

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: unprecedented wildfires hit Alaska and Europe suffers record heat

State on track to break 2004 record of 6.5m acres destroyed while Europe braces for more extreme heat. Plus, the truth behind American Pie

The Independent UK

Jan 6 hearings – live: Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s trial begins as Committee chair contracts Covid

Follow live for latest news and updates on January 6 hearings in Congress

The Guardian - US

Steve Bannon appears in court as contempt-of-Congress trial begins

Far-right Trump ally seeks to claim in federal court that he did not willfully fail to comply with subpoena

Salon

Bannon on trial, faces 1 year in prison

If convicted of contempt, Bannon faces minimum sentence of 30 days and maximum of one year in prison on each count

The Independent UK

‘Relishing prospect of martyrdom’: Steve Bannon accused of treating trial as theatre arriving for court in three shirts

One Twitter user suggested the shirts are part of Bannon’s ‘summer look’

Tribune News Service

Steve Bannon’s ‘misdemeanor from hell’ on Jan. 6 charges goes to trial

Steve Bannon’s trial on contempt charges for defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 panel got underway in federal court with jury selection, and a new defense effort to bar evidence unless committee Chair Bennie Thompson testifies.

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