A jury found former White House strategist and adviser to former President Donald Trump guilty of criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to appear before a committee investigating the assault on the U.S Capitol.
One of the counts of criminal contempt was for refusing to appear for a deposition before the panel and the other was for not producing requested documents. There is a minimum potential sentence of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail for each count. At a later time, he will be sentenced.
After two hours of deliberations, the jury returned its verdict in federal court.
The legal team did not call any witnesses.
His attorneys had argued that the charges against him were politically motivated and that Steve Bannon, who was an unofficial adviser to Trump at the time of the insurrection, had been involved in good-faith negotiations with the committee over his concerns about testifying.
Evan Corcoran said that no one ignored the subpoena.
According to prosecutors, he did that.
It wasn't an option. It wasn't a request, and it wasn't an invite. The assistant U.S. attorney said it was mandatory. It was deliberate that the defendants failed to comply. It wasn't an accident and it wasn't a mistake. It was up to the person to make that decision.
The panel unanimously recommended that the House refer the case to the Justice Department. A federal grand jury indicted him.
The select committee wanted to question Bannon about his knowledge of the siege.
All hell is going to break loose tomorrow, that's what the former White House strategist said on his show.
It is going to be fast. It isn't a day for fantasy. It's a day for concentration. It's focus, focus, focus. We're coming in over the target. He said that this was the point of attack they wanted.
Liz Cheney said those comments indicated that. There was a lot of advance knowledge of the plans for Jan. 6 that was likely to have been contributed to by Bannon.
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