Bannon's criminal contempt trial on track for next week

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that the criminal contempt trial of Steve Bannon can start as scheduled next week and that the extensive media coverage of the onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump should not be a barrier to selecting an unbiased jury to hear the case.

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols had earlier in the week rejected a bid by Bannon's lawyers to delay his trial, which is scheduled to start Monday with jury selection. He made a similar ruling Thursday, turning aside concerns from Bannon's lawyers about a CNN report set to air on the eve of trial and what they said were prejudicial comments made during a hearing this week hosted by the House committee investigating the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

“I am cognizant of current concerns about publicity and bias and whether we can seat a jury that is going to be appropriate and fair, but as I said before, I believe the appropriate course is to go through the voir dire process,” Nichols said, referring to the questioning of individual jurors before they are selected. “And I have every intention of getting a jury that is going to be appropriate, fair and unbiased.”

Bannon is charged in Washington's federal court with defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee that sought his records and testimony. Bannon 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.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bannon-s-criminal-contempt-trial-on-track-for-next-week/ar-AAZA16N

Lock him up!!!!!!!

[Takket]

1. what is bannon's endgame on this??

obviously, like all rethugs, he doesn't want to go to prison so he just needlessly delays, appeals, and makes shit up for months and years on end to avoid consequences... BUT... he's damn near run out of time. so what does he do now?

[Sneederbunk]

2. Expect someone to have a medical "emergency."

[Walleye]

3. He is so damn ugly the jury would have to be blind to be not biased

[fightforfreedom]

4. It is going to be a short trial for Stinky Man.

He has no defense. He is facing up to two years in prison.