Jury begins deliberating in Steve Bannon's Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial.
In closings, the government said that Congress had good reason to want to investigate what happened during the Jan. 6 attack, and how an attack like that could be prevented in the future.
Gaston told jurors that the laws relating to contempt of Congress were strict for a reason and that Bannon knew that his executive privilege claim had been rejected. “There is nothing political about finding out why Jan. 6 happened, and how to make sure it never happens again," Gaston said. Corcoran tried to raise doubts about whether the subpoena signed by Jan. 6 committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson was actually signed by Thompson, comparing his signature on the document to other versions of his signature. The government objected, and after all parties discussed the matter with the judge, Corcoran quickly moved on.to the jury wanted to make an example of Steve Bannon because he had a popular podcast and because he was a former adviser to Trump.
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