Due to his defiance of a subpoena issued by a parliamentary committee in connection with the Capitol siege on January 6, 2021, Steve Bannon has been charged with contempt of Congress.
On January 5, only hours before the Capitol was stormed, Bannon forewarned his podcast’s listeners by saying,
On November 11, Bannon, 68, who provided political advice to Donald Trump at the time, was charged with two counts of contempt. He was charged with hiding papers and declining to take a deposition. He might receive a fine of up to $200,000 (£167,000), two years in prison, or both.
Speaking to reporters outside of court, Bannon threatened to use a “bullet-proof appeal” to reverse the decision. He stated:
Steve Bannon was found guilty of disobeying Congress. My disagreement with Rep. Gaetz has been resolved: if you are subpoenaed, show up and claim any privilege you believe pertains to particular issues. However, you cannot ignore the proceedings.
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Prosecutors allege Steve Bannon showed disregard toward law and order directives
Bannon disregarded essential court summonses from the congressional committee looking into the US Capitol hack on January 6, according to attorneys with the US Department of Justice. Bannon allegedly felt “beyond the law” in doing this, they added.
On Thursday, July 21, 2022, Steve Bannon’s defense team declared their case closed without him testifying or presenting any additional witnesses, despite his warning to wage “medieval” warfare on his opponents. Attorneys for Bannon assert that he was the victim of political vengeance throughout the trial.
They asserted that he believed he was talking with them rather than ignoring the subpoenas and that the deadlines in the summons were flexible rather than rigid.
In his closing remarks, the defense attorney for the defendant, Evan Corcoran, claimed that the course of action his client took “turned out to be a mistake,” but “was not a crime.”
The 12-person jury panel deliberated the case for less than three hours on Friday before making a judgment.
Steve Bannon was demoted from his position as the White House’s Chief Strategist
68-year-old There are past legal difficulties with Steve Bannon. Bannon was accused of cheating Americans who donated money to build a wall along the country’s southern border by federal officials in New York.
But in the dying hours of his presidency, Trump gave Bannon a pardon to spare him from going to trial. Kayleigh McEnany, Trump’s secretary, had said:
Bannon was dismissed from his job as the White House’s chief strategist in 2017 after losing Donald Trump’s favor. The two were able to mend their fences to some extent, and by January, Bannon was supporting the Washington event on his War Room podcast.
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