More than a decade before he was assigned the criminal contempt case brought against Steve Bannon, Judge Carl Nichols represented the Bush Justice Department in executive privilege fights.
More than a decade before he was assigned the criminal contempt case brought against Steve Bannon, Judge Carl Nichols was a top Justice Department lawyer deeply involved in pushing sweeping arguments in favor of shielding an ex-presidential adviser from congressional testimony.
Nichols -- who was appointed to the bench in 2019 by former President Donald Trump -- will now oversee the Justice Department's case against Bannon, a former Trump adviser, for Bannon's alleged noncompliance with the House's January 6 investigation. Steve Bannon pleading not guilty to contempt of Congress chargesJust as notable as the president who put Nichols on the bench is the judge's experience defending Harriet Miers, who served as White House counsel to President George W.
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