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Three days before the start of his trial for contempt of Congress, Steve Bannon didn’t sound worried about it. On his podcast, he directed his listeners to tune in to a CNN special airing that weekend called “Steve Bannon: Divided We Fall.”
The report wasn’t a flattering portrait of former President Donald Trump’s one-time White House strategist, who served for a time as the chairman of his 2020 presidential campaign. But Bannon appeared pleased with how the special characterized his reach. He repeatedly played for his listeners CNN’s promotion of the show, which asserted that Bannon had a “masterplan” to reshape the U.S. government, the Republican Party and the country. Bannon’s reaction: “Not too shabby.”
While he relishes press coverage about his exploits, Bannon may find himself going to jail for refusing to talk about them as part of a congressional inquiry. Bannon is one of the most prominent Trump allies to refuse to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He has not complied with the committee’s subpoena or its demand for documents.
Jury selection for Bannon’s trial over two charges of contempt of Congress began Monday morning in Washington, D.C. Bannon arrived at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse wearing a black blazer over his signature layers of collared shirts. He smiled and pointed to news cameras as he walked in.
Bannon was one of the loudest voices spreading lies about fraud in the 2020 election and calling for Donald Trump to stay in power. He’s continued perpetuating those falsehoods through his popular podcast, War Room, which has become a regular campaign stop for Republican candidates who falsely deny Biden won the election.
The committee has presented evidence…
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Source : time
