The outspoken Trump loyalist is accused of willfully flouting a subpoena from the House panel investigating Jan. 6.
U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols said Thursday that he expects to work through remaining legal issues between prosecutors and defense attorneys starting at about 9 a.m. If that goes smoothly and as planned, the judge said he would take about 15 minutes to read jury instructions before the two sides deliver closing arguments of about 45 minutes each.
Nichols has said he will wait until jurors return a verdict or are discharged before ruling on a defense motion challenging two issues: whether prosecutors have met their burden of proof, and the judge’s rejection of a defense request to call as a witness Rep. Bennie G. Thompson , the chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee.Prosecutors alleged that Bannon “chose to show contempt” and “decided he was above the law,” by not responding to the committee.
If convicted, Bannon faces at least 30 days and up to one year in jail for each of the two misdemeanor charges. But it is exceedingly rare for someone to serve time in jail for contempt of Congress; that hasn’t happened since the 1950s., during which several potential jurors were dismissed because of their familiarity with or opinions of the Jan. 6 riot and subsequent investigations.including his contention that Donald Trump had claimed executive privilege over his testimony and documents.
Bannon did not present any defense witnesses. The defense made their motion to dismiss the charges, arguing that the government had not proved its case — a fairly common move by defense attorneys at the end of a trial, and one that rarely succeeds.
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