Judge rejects Bannon’s bid to delay trial and his executive privilege claim

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A federal judge on Monday refused to delay Stephen K. Bannon’s trial next week after the Justice Department called an offer by the former Trump aide to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection a “last-ditch attempt to avoid accountability” on charges of criminal contempt of Congress.

“I see no reason for extending this case any longer,” U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols said after a hearing in which he rejected a host of Bannon’s defenses — including claims that Bannon thought his appearance was covered by executive privilege.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/11/bannon-trial-hearing/
 
"Bannon, 68, the former Trump chief strategist, was indicted in November on two counts of contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a committee subpoena issued two months earlier for his testimony and records about his actions leading up to the Capitol riot by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021. The misdemeanor charges are punishable by at least 30 days or up to one year in prison upon conviction."
 
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