After a day-long court session, final jury selection will stretch into a second day in the contempt-of-Congress trial of Steve Bannon.
on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, one month after the Justice Department received a congressional referral. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days of jail and as long as a year behind bars.
In one case, a prospective juror told Nichols that remaining impartial would be "a challenge" for him since "I do believe is guilty." At one point, Judge Nichols agreed to disqualify a woman whose mother is a staffer for Democratic Florida Rep. Lois Frankel. In another case Corcoran argued successfully to disqualify a man who said the Jan. 6 committee's work was "important" and he was closely tracking its developments.
Trump has repeatedly asserted executive privilege — even though he's a former, not current president — to try to block witness testimony and the release of White House documents.
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