The judge in the criminal trial of Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's prominent former presidential adviser, told defence lawyers on Wednesday not to turn the case into a 'political circus' as they prepared to cross-examine a lawyer for the U.S. congressional panel whose subpoena he defied last year.
The judge in the criminal trial of Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's prominent former presidential adviser, told defence lawyers on Wednesday not to turn the case into a "political circus" as they prepared to cross-examine a lawyer for the U.S. congressional panel whose subpoena he defied last year.
Prosecutor Amanda Vaughn on Tuesday told jurors that Bannon believes he is "above the law" and that he willfully failed to comply with the committee's subpoena as it investigates the attack. Bannon's attorney Evan Corcoran told the jury in his opening statement that his client is innocent of the charges.
Vaughn on Wednesday accused the defence of trying to circumvent the judge's pre-trial rulings aimed at keeping politics out of the case. Amerling resumed her testimony on Wednesday, saying that the committee wanted to hear from Bannon because he was identified as one of the people who attended a planning meeting at a Washington hotel the day before the Capitol attack. Amerling also noted Bannon's comments on his "War Room" podcast in which she said he repeated false claims that the election had been "stolen.
The presentation of the prosecution's case is not expected to last long. After Amerling is done testifying, the prosecution is expected to call an FBI agent and may also call an additional committee staffer, according to court filings.
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