Bannon To Present No Defense In Contempt Trial

The Hill reports:

Steve Bannon’s lawyers will not call any witnesses or introduce any new evidence in his criminal contempt trial after prosecutors spent less than two days laying out their case against the former White House strategist.

David Schoen, one of the attorneys representing Bannon, told a federal judge Thursday morning they will not mount a defense in the trial over whether Bannon willfully defied a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 Select Committee.

Both sides will be able to make closing arguments to a jury before they begin deliberating on a verdict. Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday afternoon, after calling just two witnesses.

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