Steve Bannon's trial starts today.

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So after about 183,205 motions to put off the trial over the last 5 months, they're FINALLY starting today.

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Bannon trial set to begin over failure to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoenas

Steve Bannon is headed to trial on two criminal charges for his failure to comply with the House's January 6, 2021, investigation 10 months after receiving subpoenas from the select committee.
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Going to be interesting to see how fast this is over. It should literally be done in a single day.
 
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Notes from day two:

In her opening statement, prosecutor Amanda Vaughn said Bannon was defying a government order that citizens are obligated to follow, telling the jury it should find that "the defendant showed his contempt for the US Congress, US government, and that he's guilty." Bannon, by not complying with the subpoena, "prevented the government from getting the important information it needed from him."​
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Speaking for about 20 minutes, Vaughn laid out why the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection was entitled to information from Bannon, going over how congressional committees do the research that shapes laws Congress enacts and why this committee was specifically interested in getting information from Bannon.​
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"Because it was a subpoena, Congress was entitled to the information it sought. It wasn't optional. It wasn't a request. It wasn't an invitation. It was mandatory," she said, as she stressed that the committee rejected the reasons Bannon put forward for not cooperating.​
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She framed the case as one "about the defendant thumbing his nose at the orderly process of our government."​
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"This is not a case of a mistake," she told the jury. "The defendant didn't get the date wrong. He didn't get confused on where to go. He didn't get stuck on a broken-down metro car. He just refused to follow the rules."​
 
“He did not” was the refrain Amerling used several times in her testimony, clearly testifying that Bannon did not comply with various requirements outlined in his congressional subpoena.

The refrain in her testimony is the most succinct encapsulation of the case prosecutors want to prove to the jury: that Bannon didn't turn over documents or appear for testimony by his prescribed deadlines.

Did the defendant produce documents by Oct. 7, the deadline given on the subpoena?
“He did not.”
Did he ever ask for an extension?
“He did not.”
Did he ever say he didn't have documents?
“He did not.”
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Amerling read the subpoena language that prescribes what Bannon should do if he couldn't meet the deadline.

“Did he at all follow this procedure?” Vaughn asked.

“He did not.”
 
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As if there were any doubt:

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Steve Bannon's trial: Live updates

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is on trial on contempt of Congress charges for his failure to comply with Jan. 6 House committee subpoenas last year. Follow here for live news updates.
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A federal jury found Bannon guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.​
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In the courtroom, Bannon smiled as they read the verdict. He looked back and forth between the courtroom deputy and the foreperson.​
 
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