Prosecutors say Steve Bannon's offer to testify to the January 6 committee is 'irrelevant' for his c
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contempt of Congress trial
Federal prosecutors in a Monday court filing dismissed Steve Bannon's offer to testify to the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection as "irrelevant" to the criminal charges against him and "a waste of time."
"The Defendant's sudden wish to testify is not a genuine effort to meet his obligations but a last-ditch attempt to avoid accountability," federal prosecutors said.
Bannon is set to stand trial July 18 on contempt of Congress charges, but he has asked to delay the proceeding in light of the publicity around the House January 6 committee's public hearings.
On Saturday, after months of stonewalling the committee, an attorney for Bannon told Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the House committee, that the former Trump aide would testify after all. The committee is investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, which he lost, and the actions of the Trump-supporting mob that invaded the Capitol.
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Maybe they can embroider that on his orange jumpsuit.
Originally, it was reported that Trump was releasing Bannon from "privilege" so that he could testify. This was couched in some kind of magnanimous gesture from someone with nothing to hide while also giving him cover for his contempt. 
But it was revealed that he never had invoked privilege. Which would seem to really expose Bannon since he was hiding behind something that was not just legally suspect but legally nonexistent.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-lawyer-justin-clark-says-ex-president-never-bothered-to-invoke-executive-privilege-for-steve-bannon
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
