Judge deals blow to Steve Bannon’s legal defense in coming trial

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Judge deals blow to Steve Bannon’s legal defense in coming trial
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon cannot argue at his trial on charges of contempt of Congress that he is not guilty because he was following the advice of his lawyer, a federal judge has ruled.

because he was following the advice of his lawyer, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

A federal grand jury indicted Bannon in November on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. One count accused him of refusing to appear for a deposition, and the other was for declining to produce documents requested by the committee.

“A layperson has to follow his attorney’s advice, in my view at least, when he’s faced with a subpoena — he doesn’t know anything about legal process otherwise. He relies on a lawyer, and the lawyer gave the advice,” Schoen said. “All that is needed … is a deliberate intention to do the act,” it said. “Advice of counsel does not immunize that simple intention.”

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