President Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon will go to trial July 18 on criminal charges that he defied a subpoena from the House committee exploring the causes of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and Donald Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election, a judge ordered Tuesday.
However, Nichols also sounded skeptical about the prosecution’s motives for pressing for a trial by April. He called that approach “somewhat anomalous” with the deliberate pace of hundreds of criminal cases the Justice Department has brought against individuals accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection attempt.
“This was a radical move that they made,” Schoen said of the Justice Department’s decision to bring a criminal case against Bannon, rather than filing a civil suit. The prosecution argued Tuesday that the trial should move quickly because of the public’s right to a speedy trial — particularly in a case in which the defendant is charged with defying a congressional probe.
Bannon faces a maximum penalty of a year in prison on each count, although Schoen also noted that each charge includes a mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail if convicted. Schoen said that stance underscores the defense’s concerns that the grand jury members who indicted Bannon may not have been told about the legal advice that he could ignore the subpoena due to Trump’s privilege claims.
The DOJ has played into Trumps hands, expect a flurry of witnesses to now ignore subpoenas from the 1/6 committee because they know that the department of Justice will meekly let them run out the clock. This whole saga has been pathetic to watch. There will be no accountability
How to make the DOJ look ineffectual and weak
Why so long! Just ridiculous. Get Judge Judy she will get this moving!
Why not sooner!
Why if Bannon and Meadow are correct why not testify in Congress so it will be on the record why delay is it all a lie
Can we at least hold him in jail until then? He can get credit for time served.
Too long.
What happens till then Is he sitting in jail
Now the 💩🕳 Bannon wants to turn the tables on January 6th committee, saying he wants to investigate the investigators! how about that ? 🤡🤬
July 2022? Wow, like never. George Floyd got murdered for a fake $5 bill, while Bannon gets to say FU for an insurrection.
He’s gonna split the country
Not soon enough.
Bannon's laughing all the way to his house and anywhere else he wants to go...a free man.
Corruption at its finest
WTF the trial should be in March.
ckoffshitler Why the delay?
ckoffshitler That soon huh? There will even be a few months of the committee left
Why so late?
WHAT is hurry here. Let's wait for another 20 - 25 years or his natural death whichever comes first.
7 months it takes 7 months to bring this to trial? It doesn't seem to be that complicated a case...7 months is outrageous.
no he won't. will go into four corners offense then when he finally does step foot into a courtroom the judicial system that the right has rigged will find a way to let this slob off
the trial will not happen....Bannons lawyers will use the trump play book. Delay. Motions. Appeals. Stays. And IF he come to trial and IF he is convicted, by that time, it won't matter.
Trumpeter judge
9 months after he defies Congress. Damn, that's nothing.
I would like my trial for contempt of Congress to be scheduled for July 2042.
We'll have forgotten the whole thing by then. He gets away again
Bannon was involved in planning an attempt to overthrow the election that caused death and injury....It appears as though there'e little urgency, good god!
Might as well dissolve this bullshit 1/6 committee.....Its becoming VERY obvious that its a
Thats what they ALL are doing.....drag it out til after the Midterms
July. What the hell do we have to wait until July for? Good weather He's just sitting there laughing because he knows he can run out the clock.
July 18th! Once again proving that Biden and Merrick Garland are absolutely worthless and 0% of the Trump criminality will ever be prosecuted I would never vote for biden if I had to do over again. As far as I'm concerned this is the end of democracy.
July 18th, might as well wait until Nov. In the interium, Apparently subpoenas carry little weight. Ridiculous.
I assume he's being held in custody until then...🙄
More concessions for the elite. Justice is dead.
What is wrong with the DOJ? They should have requested next week.
July 18? WTf. It should be Jan 18.This is such Crap!
Complete BS
Imagine the damage he can do till then...WTG
Only the haters are continuing to hate real people just don’t care we have lives to live
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