Trump's former chief White House strategist was found guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress in 2022.
Washington — Attorneys for former Trump chief White House strategist Steve Bannon and federal prosecutors are set to appear in a Washington, D.C., courtroom on Thursday for oral arguments over whether a jury's conviction of Bannon last year should be overturned. The political strategist was found guilty in July 2022 of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The congressional investigators were interested in Bannon's work in over a dozen key areas, ranging from his communications with former President Trump to his knowledge of coordination between right-wing extremist groups in carrying out the assault on the U.S. Capitol.During the trial, prosecutors told the jury that Bannon thought he was 'above the law' and 'thumbed his nose' at congressional demands. Bannon himself did not testify and his legal team called no witnesses.
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