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NPR reports: The prosecution against former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon inched toward a conclusion Wednesday after the Justice Department presented evidence that Bannon flouted multiple warnings that he risked criminal charges for defying a subpoena and rested its case. Outside the courthouse afterwards, Bannon spoke briefly to reporters. He asked why Jan. 6 committee Chairman Bennie Thompson wasn’t present …

NBC News reports: Former Donald Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon “decided he was above the law” when he blew off the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in opening statements of Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial. Bannon “chose to show his contempt for Congress’ authority and its processes” by refusing to comply …

CNN reports: Steve Bannon’s trial on contempt of Congress charges now has a jury. Fourteen jurors — 9 men and 5 women — will be sworn in shortly at the federal district courthouse in Washington, DC, now. The jury includes a State Department employee, an art salesman, a NASA contractor, a doctor, an architect and a handful of DC government …

CNN reports: Steve Bannon is headed to trial on two criminal charges for his failure to comply with the House’s January 6, 2021, investigation 10 months after receiving subpoenas from the select committee. His proceedings begin Monday with jury selection at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC. The case is a major test of what leverage Congress has when a …

The Guardian reports: The former White House strategist Steve Bannon has publicly claimed Donald Trump does not lie. But according to a new book, Bannon told aides: “Trump would say anything, he would lie about anything.” The former president lies “to win whatever exchange he [is] having at that moment”, Bannon said. Bannon is quoted in The Big Lie: Election …

CNBC reports: A federal judge on Thursday once again denied former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s attempt to delay his trial on criminal contempt of Congress charges stemming from the House investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Bannon’s trial is set to begin Monday, after Judge Carl Nichols of U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., rejected a motion from Bannon …

USA Today reports: A federal judge Monday refused to delay the criminal contempt trial of former White House strategist Steve Bannon after the Trump adviser’s weekend agreement to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. “I see no reason for extending this case any further,” said U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, paving the way for …

ABC News reports: The Justice Department revealed in an early Monday morning court filing that federal investigators interviewed former President Donald Trump’s attorney Justin Clark two weeks ago in connection with Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt case. Prosecutors say that Clark confirmed in the interview that at no point did Trump ever invoke executive privilege over Bannon’s testimony — and directly …

CNN reports: Steve Bannon — who defied a congressional subpoena and is set to go to trial on criminal contempt charges — told the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection on Saturday that he is now willing to testify, ideally at a public hearing, according to a letter obtained by CNN. Bannon’s reversal comes after he received …

The Washington Post reports: Former President Donald Trump is considering sending a letter to Stephen K. Bannon saying that he is waiving executive privilege, potentially clearing the way for his former chief strategist to testify before the House select committee investigating the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol. The letter would reiterate that Trump invoked executive privilege in September 2021, when …

The Washington Post reports: Heavily armed police on Friday swarmed around the Capitol Hill rowhouse where former Trump White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon lives after receiving a false report that a man with a gun was inside and had shot someone, according to authorities. Police shut down streets near the Supreme Court and the Capitol for about one hour, …

Mediaite reports: Steve Bannon lit into Joe Rogan on Wednesday after the popular podcast host said earlier in the week he did not want to have former President Donald Trump on his show. “You got Joe Rogan over there, trash-talking Trump. ‘I don’t give Trump any platform. No offense.’ He doesn’t need your platform. He doesn’t need your low-information voters,” …

ABC News reports: “Mr. Speaker, this is Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis. We’re calling you together because we’d like to discuss, obviously the election,” Giuliani said in a Nov. 26, 2020 voicemail. “Hello Mr. Speaker, this is Jenna Ellis, and I’m here with Mayor Giuliani,” Ellis said in a Nov. 27, 2020 voicemail. “Hey Bryan, it’s Rudy, I really have …

CNN reports: Longtime Trump political adviser Steve Bannon wants to block prosecutors from exploring the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol before the jury at his criminal contempt trial next month. At the same time, prosecutors are trying to prevent Bannon from turning his trial into a “circus atmosphere,” they said Friday. Bannon’s defense team says the details …

Law & Crime reports: Steve Bannon, a onetime senior advisor to former president Donald Trump, must stand trial on criminal contempt of Congress charges, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled on Wednesday. During a hearing on several motions to exclude evidence and a motion to dismiss the case, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols sided with U.S. Department of …

“We’re not going to be blown off by somebody like Bill Barr. Bill Barr, we’re coming for you, bro! You’re sitting there lying about this. “If you had any decency whatsoever you would have reached out to Dinesh D’Souza before you smeared him. “We’re going to deconstruct this, and we’re going to rub your nose in it and then we’re …

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the criminal case against a Colorado businessman accused of laundering money from a bogus charity that milked about $25 million from private donors who thought they were funding the construction of former President Donald Trump’s border wall. The panel is “hopelessly deadlocked,” U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres announced this …

The Associated Press reports: A jury said it was deadlocked Thursday in its deliberations of charges against a Colorado businessman accused of defrauding thousands of investors in a wall along the southern U.S. border hours after 11 jurors turned against one juror, accusing him of “political bias” and saying he’d labeled the rest of them liberals. U.S. District Judge Analisa …

CNN reports: Several close allies of Steve Bannon have been subpoenaed to testify before a New York state grand jury investigating his fundraising for a private border wall effort, people familiar with the investigation tell CNN. The district attorney’s office launched the criminal investigation into Bannon’s “We Build the Wall” crowd-fundraising activities early last year after Trump pardoned Bannon on …

Politico reports: Last July, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew his picks for the Jan. 6 select committee after Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to seat two of his choices. Now, McCarthy says a criminal conviction of Steve Bannon — who is facing contempt charges for defying a select committee subpoena — would be invalid because the committee doesn’t have enough …