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A Washington, D.C., jury found former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress Friday over his failure to comply with a subpoena from the January 6 committee.
Steve Bannon spoke to the media as he left the federal court building. The photo was taken by Jose Luis Magana.
After closing arguments on Friday, the jury deliberated for less than three hours, and a guilty verdict was widely anticipated.
One count was for failing to turn over records to the committee and the other was for not showing up to testify.
The minimum and maximum prison sentences for each count are 30 days and a year.
There is a chance that he will appeal.
There will be a sentencing hearing in October.
G. Gordon Liddy was the last person to be found guilty of contempt of Congress.
When the committee subpoenaed him in September, he said his conversations with Donald Trump were protected from scrutiny. The judge who presided over the trial rejected the argument that executive privilege claims could be brought up in front of the jury. There was no defense left for the team. The January 6 committee chairman's signature on the subpoena was supposedly a forgery. As part of its investigation into the storming of the Capitol, the committee subpoenaed a number of people, including a close ally of Trump, who is believed to be Steve Bannon. At a hearing earlier this month, the committee revealed that there were two phone conversations between the two men. After the first call, Bannon made a prediction on his radio show.
The January 6 committee has yet to hear from the man. In an abrupt about-face, Bannon said earlier this month that Trump would allow him to testify. It is possible that the decision was a legal maneuver to try to delay the trial.
The jury began deliberations in the trial.
The contempt of congress trial will begin next week.
The committee expects testimony from Steve Bannon.
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