Steve Bannon Is Looking Pretty Defenseless as His Contempt Trial Over Jan. 6 Is Set to Begin

The jury-selection process in Steve Bannon’s federal trial began Monday, as the former chief strategist in Donald Trump’s White House faces two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot. Prosecutors have said they expect to win this case quickly, with Bannon’s primary defense—that Trump invoked some kind of executive privilege over documents related to their correspondence—having already been struck out by the judge. Indicating that even Bannon can see the writing on the wall, in a surprise move last week,… Read Full Article