Steve Bannon's trial is set to begin today over failure to comply with the House's January 6, 2021, investigation 10 months after receiving subpoenas from the select committee.
His proceedings begin Monday with jury selection at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC.The polarizing long-time Trump ally has always been at the top of the January 6 witness list for House investigators. But Justice Department prosecutors say the trial is intended to punish Bannon for noncompliance with the subpoenas, rather than coerce him into sharing information. The case is a major test of what leverage Congress has when a witness evades a House subpoena.
Bannon's trial also carries special relevance for the House panel as it continues to negotiate bringing in additional witnesses, and as it prepares for a major primetime hearing Thursday night intended to spotlight what committee members have called former President Donald Trump's"dereliction of duty" on January 6.Read MoreProsecutors pledge that their case against Bannon will be presented succinctly, over just a few days, with only two or three prosecution witnesses.
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