Author Topic: Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of Congress for ignoring January 6 hearing subpoena (Read 1898 times)

mystery-ak · « **on:** July 18, 2022, 01:21:33 pm »

Bannon’s trial over defying Jan. 6 committee set to begin
by Harper Neidig - 07/18/22 6:00 AM ET

Steve Bannon, ex-President Trump’s former White House strategist and campaign CEO, is headed to trial this week on two contempt of Congress charges, the first to result from a refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

The trial, which begins Monday morning with jury selection, falls amid the select panel’s series of public hearings, which have featured damning testimony and evidence about Trump and his inner circle during the riot and in the weeks leading up to it.

Bannon, who had vowed to turn the case into “a misdemeanor from hell” for Democrats, faces up to a year in jail on each count.

The trial will mark the first time a member of Trump’s inner circle has had to face a jury as a result of the Jan. 6 investigations. Trump’s former trade adviser, Peter Navarro, will go to trial in November in a similar case.

The select committee had subpoenaed Bannon last year for documents and testimony as part of the investigation. When he refused to comply, the House voted to hold him in contempt, sending a criminal referral to the Justice Department.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols twice rejected Bannon’s requests to delay the trial over concerns about potential juror bias amid the public attention on the Jan. 6 committee.

Bannon’s lawyers on Wednesday said in a renewed motion to delay the trial that an hourlong CNN documentary airing Sunday could prejudice potential jurors.

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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3561677-bannons-trial-over-defying-jan-6-committee-set-to-begin/

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2022, 05:25:59 pm »

Jack Posobiec
@JackPosobiec

A potential DC juror just told the judge that he could be impartial but admitted in court he dislikes Steve Bannon

1:15 PM · Jul 18, 2022 from Washington, DC·Twitter Web App

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2022, 05:27:43 pm »

Jack Posobiec
@JackPosobiec

Potential DC juror just told the judge that he won't believe anything Bannon says bc of who he 'affiliates' with

1:22 PM · Jul 18, 2022 from Washington, DC·Twitter Web App

The_Reader_David · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2022, 06:57:53 pm »

I hope Bannon will move to dismiss charges on the basis that the body which subpoenaed him was not a properly constituted select committee of the House of Representatives, as its composition does not agree with that specified in the authorizing resolution, since Pelosi wouldn't seat the GOP members McCarthy put forward, and just picked the two resolutely anti-Trump members of the GOP caucus to "represent" the minority party.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2022, 01:50:48 am »

Day 1 (Video)

https://rumble.com/embed/v1a5xwt/?pub=4

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2022, 01:53:25 am »

Jack Posobiec
@JackPosobiec

The last juror seated today in the Bannon trial is himself an attorney for the federal govt

Tomorrow each side still gets 3 strikes

7:33 PM · Jul 18, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2022, 02:27:33 am »

No jury tampering here ....

Auron MacIntyre
@AuronMacintyre

In which CNN explains that grassroots political activism is “disturbing democracy”

10:42 AM · Jul 18, 2022 Twitter for iPhone

Hoodat · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2022, 04:33:52 am »

Quote from: The_Reader_David on July 18, 2022, 06:57:53 pm

I hope Bannon will move to dismiss charges on the basis that the body which subpoenaed him was not a properly constituted select committee of the House of Representatives, as its composition does not agree with that specified in the authorizing resolution, since Pelosi wouldn't seat the GOP members McCarthy put forward, and just picked the two resolutely anti-Trump members of the GOP caucus to "represent" the minority party.

That would be my tactic as well. Challenge the legitimacy of the committee, as its formation violates House rules.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2022, 04:48:37 pm »

Judge Denies Steve Bannon’s Request For Delay To Criminal Contempt Trial
Martin WalshJ uly 19, 2022

The federal judge presiding over former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt trial denied his request on Tuesday to delay the trial for one month.

“The motion to continue is denied,” Nichols stated following a short recess after the motion was formally made.

Corcoran said there was a “seismic shift” in the parties’ understanding surrounding the judge’s past rulings.

“Tuesday morning, the former White House aide’s attorney Evan Corcoran asked Judge Carl Nichols for a one-month continuance following an argument between the parties over admitting into evidence letters between Bannon and the House Jan. 6 committee,” Fox News reported.

“Judge Nichols ultimately said that the letters could be admitted, although there were discussions about whether to redact portions of them to limit the scope of what jurors could see. The judge then called for a two-hour break, saying that at 1 p.m. the parties will reconvene on the record to finalize a decision on admitting the letters. Nichols also said he may agree to delay the trial by one day,” the report added.

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https://conservativebrief.com/bannon-5-64685/

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2022, 12:27:58 pm »

"Viva Frei Reports from the Bannon Trial | Day 3" (Video)

https://rumble.com/embed/v1afmjt/?pub=4

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #10 on:** July 22, 2022, 01:37:14 pm »

VIVA FREI: Judge strikes FBI investigator's testimony - DAY 4 REPORT
Jul 22, 2022 1:49 AM EST

"The defense has not called Steve Bannon, will not call any witnesses, and will just rely on the fact that the prosecution did not prove its case," Frei began, adding that as a result, there was no jury present in the courtroom.

"They filed two motions to dismiss," Frei continued, one urging the judge to "acquit Steve Bannon as is," and another known as a Rule Twenty-Nine arguing that the prosecution "did not meet the burden of proof and no reasonable jury could come to a conviction."

Frei explained that while the judge struck down the first motion, he took the second "under deliberation," stating that he would come to a conclusion following a verdict from the jury.

Perhaps the biggest story of Day Four was that the testimony of FBI investigator Stephen Hart had been struck, meaning the jury will be advised not to consider it while making their decision.

On Wednesday, Hart had cited posts made by Bannon on Gettr referencing the subpoena as the basis for his decision to investigate. The posts were intended to serve as "evidence" that Bannon refused to comply with the subpoena not because he thought he benefitted from executive privilege, but because he was "thumbing his nose at the authority of the committee."

"The only practical problem," said Frei of Hart's testimony being struck, "is that the jury's already heard it. So trying to scrub that from the brains of the jury members, good luck."

Frei then dove into the letter sent by former president Donald Trump to Steve Bannon waiving his executive privilege and allowing him to testify in front of the committee.

"This letter is a 4-D level chess troll," Frei said, calling "a thing of beauty."

More: https://thepostmillennial.com/viva-frei-judge-strikes-fbi-investigators-testimony-day-4-report?utm_campaign=64483

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #11 on:** July 22, 2022, 01:41:10 pm »

Day 4: Short Recap (Video)

https://rumble.com/embed/v1alk2b/?pub=4

Kamaji · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2022, 01:41:23 pm »

Quote from: The_Reader_David on July 18, 2022, 06:57:53 pm

I hope Bannon will move to dismiss charges on the basis that the body which subpoenaed him was not a properly constituted select committee of the House of Representatives, as its composition does not agree with that specified in the authorizing resolution, since Pelosi wouldn't seat the GOP members McCarthy put forward, and just picked the two resolutely anti-Trump members of the GOP caucus to "represent" the minority party.

I believe those motions were denied.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2022, 01:42:06 pm »

Today (Friday): Closing arguments then to the jury.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2022, 06:37:25 pm »

Jury has reached a verdict....

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2022, 06:47:02 pm »

"Bannon had a major legal error happen in his trial where the judge said he could not present evidence that Pres Trump exerted executive privilege. Pres Trump absolutely exerted exec privilege on a ltr dated 7/9/22. We’ve had executive privilege going back to Washington " (Video)

https://mobile.twitter.com/gc22gc/status/1550497178803732482

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #16 on:** July 22, 2022, 06:50:24 pm »

“I expect the jury to find Bannon guilty bc he was not able to put up a defense. This is going to DC circuit which is stacked by Obama libs & so it’ll have to be resolved by the Supreme Court — to correct this egregious error that affects every President going forward" (Video)

https://mobile.twitter.com/gc22gc/status/1550491649859473408

mystery-ak · « **Reply #17 on:** July 22, 2022, 06:52:20 pm »

Guilty on both counts of Contempt of Congress

Kamaji · « **Reply #18 on:** July 22, 2022, 06:53:44 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on July 22, 2022, 06:52:20 pm

Guilty on both counts of Contempt of Congress

As expected. Now the appeals begin.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #19 on:** July 22, 2022, 07:03:18 pm »

Greg Price
@greg_price11

Equal justice doesn't exist in DC. Democrats who commit actual crimes get let off scot free by DC juries while Steve Bannon gets convicted for a bs contempt charge from an illegitimate congressional committee.

3:00 PM · Jul 22, 2022·Twitter Web App

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #20 on:** July 22, 2022, 07:24:46 pm »

il Donaldo Trumpo
@PapiTrumpo
·16m

🚨BREAKING: Jury finds Steve Bannon guilty OF BEING FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!🚨

libertybele · « **Reply #21 on:** July 22, 2022, 07:35:48 pm »

Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of Congress for ignoring January 6 hearing subpoena

Former Trump White House official Steve Bannon was found guilty of contempt of Congress after he ignored a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee.

Bannon faces 30 days to a year in prison for each of the two misdemeanor charges. The jury was ordered to begin deliberating Friday morning.

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols discharged the jury after hearing closing arguments from both the prosecution and defense.

The Department of Justice charged Bannon with two counts of contempt of Congress after he ignored a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee. Bannon pleaded not guilty.

Bannon claimed executive privilege precluded him from appearing before the committee to talk about the Jan. 6, 2020, attack on the U.S. Capitol, though prosecutors noted that he left the White House in 2017.
Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with the media during the opening day of his trial on contempt of Congress charges stemming from his refusal to cooperate with the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, at U.S. District Court in Washington, July 21, 2022.

Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with the media during the opening day of his trial on contempt of Congress charges stemming from his refusal to cooperate with the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, at U.S. District Court in Washington, July 21, 2022. (Reuters/Michael A. McCoy/File Photo)

The Justice Department began closing arguments Friday morning with prosecutor Molly Gaston telling jurors, "This is a man who didn’t show up."

"He didn’t want to recognize Congress’ authority or play by the government’s rules," Gaston said. "Our government only works if people show up and play by the rules and are held accountable when they do not."

"When he chose to defy a congressional subpoena, that was a crime," Gaston continued. "The defendant chose allegiance to Donald Trump over compliance with the law."

Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with the media at the end of the opening day of his trial on contempt of Congress charges stemming from his refusal to cooperate with the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, at U.S. District Court in Washington, July 21, 2022. ............

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/steve-bannon-found-guilty-contempt-congress-ignoring-january-6-hearing-subpoena

Kamaji · « **Reply #22 on:** July 22, 2022, 07:42:49 pm »

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"He didn’t want to recognize Congress’ authority or play by the government’s rules," Gaston said. "Our government only works if people show up and play by the rules and are held accountable when they do not."

so when are demoncrats going to start being held accountable for their malfeasance?

berdie · « **Reply #23 on:** July 22, 2022, 08:22:09 pm »

Quote from: Kamaji on July 22, 2022, 07:42:49 pm

so when are demoncrats going to start being held accountable for their malfeasance?

I know my memory isn't great, but didn't Holder do the same basic thing?

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #24 on:** July 22, 2022, 09:19:33 pm »

BREAKING: DC jury finds Bannon guilty in trial over contempt of Jan 6 Committee
Bannon faces a minimum sentence of 30 days in jail.

Sentencing will take place on October 21.

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-dc-jury-finds-bannon-guilty-in-trial-over-contempt-of-jan-6-committee