The Supreme Court in January ruled against Trump’s efforts to stop the National Archives from cooperating with the committee after a lower court judge - Ketanji Brown Jackson, now on the Supreme Court - noted, in part, "Presidents are not kings." Trump has repeatedly asserted executive privilege - even though he's a former, not current president - to try to block witness testimony and the release of White House documents. He had argued that his testimony was protected by Trump’s claim of executive privilege, which allows presidents to withhold confidential information from the courts and the legislative branch. His former lawyer, Robert Costello, said the change was because Trump had waived his executive privilege claim preventing the testimony.īannon, 68, had been one of the most prominent of the Trump-allied holdouts refusing to testify before the committee. Over a week ago, the former White House strategist notified the committee that he is now willing to testify.
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The trial follows a flurry of activity in the case since July 9. "I just don't think he can be fair."īannon attended the entire session, but never spoke. "He comes into it with a frame of mind where he's highly focused on Jan. 6 committee's work was "important" and he was closely tracking its developments.
In another case Corcoran argued successfully to disqualify a man who said the Jan. 6 or the Capitol.Īt one point, Judge Nichols agreed to disqualify a woman whose mother is a staffer for Democratic Florida Rep. The high-profile and divisive nature of the case hung over Monday's session, with Corcoran seeking to block jurors who expressed strong opinions about Bannon or Trump, or who had any sort of personal connection to Jan. That admission, in addition to disqualifying the potential juror, prompted additional questioning of others who had sat next to the man to determine how widely he had shared his opinion. In one case, a prospective juror told Nichols that remaining impartial would be "a challenge" for him since "I do believe (Bannon) is guilty." 6 hearings they've watched and whether they have opinions about the committee and its work. Much of Monday's questioning of potential jurors by Bannon’s lawyer, Evan Corcoran, centered on how much of the wide coverage of the Jan. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days of jail and as long as a year behind bars.
He was indicted in November on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, one month after the Justice Department received a congressional referral. 6 committee that sought his records and testimony. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.īannon, an unofficial adviser to President Donald Trump at the time of the Capitol attack is charged in federal court with defying a subpoena from the Jan. Bannon is facing criminal charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. WASHINGTON - Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s contempt-of-Congress trial will stretch into a second day after lawyers labored through a long Monday session trying to select a jury without preconceived opinions. He would like to be a chef but sadly isn’t talented enough in the culinary arts to pursue that dream.Steve Bannon surrenders to FBI on contempt chargesįormer Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon arrived to surrender to the FBI on charges of criminal contempt of Congress following his refusal to comply with the Jan. Steve lives with his wife Sophie and their two children and, when time allows, follows his passions of movies, running, yoga and cooking. Steve is dyslexic and champions the positive role neurodiversity plays in the workplace. Prior to joining Facebook in 2014, Steve worked in Y&R, Omnicom and WPP where he spent 15 years, with his final role as CEO of MEC. He is a non-executive Director of Reach PLC and is the Chair of the Confederation of British Industry Tech group.
Today, Steve is overseeing the introduction of Facebook’s e-commerce tools in Northern Europe, helping brands and particularly SMEs, adapt to new digital models and grow their sales as a way to stave off the impact of COVID-19. Since his appointment in March 2014, Steve has driven a fundamental evolution on the platform, in particular the growth in video and the monetisation of Instagram. Steve was the first Regional Director for the UK and has overseen it’s growth in operations to over 3000 people across its London offices. In his role as Facebook’s Vice President for Northern Europe, Steve manages all business operations and strategy in the region as well as leading the UK team.
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