Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of former President Donald Trump's ally Steve Bannon over his defiance of a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
to commit wire fraud and money laundering over his involvement in a crowdfunding effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, to which he had pleaded not guilty. Trump pardoned Bannon on his final night in office, but declined to pardon two other men Bannon was initially charged with, both of whom recently pleaded guilty. A judge declared a mistrial in the case of another defendant after one juror refused to join in deliberations.
before the committee in a "public hearing," and provided a letter from Trump in which Trump claimed to have previously invoked executive privilege and said he would now waive it. However, members of the committee have said they won't consider Bannon's offer to testify until he first complies with their subpoena's demand for documents.
Ahead of the trial, Bannon unloaded on the committee during an episode of his "War Room" podcast last week, vowing to go "medieval on these people." that will significantly limit the lines of defense Bannon's attorneys will be able to present to the jury. Former White House strategist Steve Bannon speaks with reporters after departing federal court on Nov. 15, 2021, in Washington.Bannon's attorney, David Schoen, questioned the judge's rulings, asking the judge at one point, "What's the point in going to trial here if there are no defenses?"
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