BREAKING: Steve Bannon has been found guilty of contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena by the Jan. 6 committee.
in September 2021. The panel sought information from Bannon in 17 key areas, ranging from his communications with former President Trump to his knowledge of coordination between right-wing extremist groups in carrying out the Capitol attack.and"thumbed his nose" at congressional demands, while Bannon himself did not testify and his legal team called no witnesses. for witnesses who receive a congressional subpoena to outright fail to comply, as Bannon did.
The jury was allowed to hear about the reversal both in witness questioning and closing statements, but jurors were instructed by the judge that it had no bearing on Bannon's earlier alleged refusal to comply. "Our government only works if people show up. It only works if people play by the rules. And it only works if people are held accountable with they do not," prosecutor Molly Gaston said in closing arguments.But the defense team argued Bannon was innocent, that he thought conversations regarding the validity of Trump's executive privilege claim were ongoing and flexible and that he had not willfully defied the congressional request.
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