Jury selection in Steve Bannon's contempt-of-Congress trial heads for 2nd day
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 19: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon salutes while arriving at the U.S. District Courthouse for his trial for contempt of Congress, on July 19, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s contempt-of-Congress trial will stretch into a second day after lawyers labored through a long Monday session trying to select a jury without preconceived opinions.
Bannon is facing criminal charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.Bannon, an unofficial adviser to President Donald Trump at the time of the Capitol attack is charged in federal court with defying a subpoena from the Jan.
6 committee that sought his records and testimony. He was indicted in November on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, one month after the Justice Department received a congressional referral.
Each count carries a minimum of 30 days of jail and as long as a year behind bars.Monday's session before U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols was entirely focused on jury selection in a slow-moving process known as voir dire.
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