Prosecutors are hoping for the first trial conviction on contempt of Congress charges since Watergate, which could land Bannon in prison.
and repeatedly asserted that conversations he had with then-President Donald Trump leading up to and potentially during the storming of the Capitol are protected by executive privilege—a legally flimsy claim since Bannon left his job as a government official in 2017.
George W. Bush-appointed District Judge Carl J. Nichols, who is overseeing the trial, rejected a request from Bannon's legal team to delay the proceedings over executive privilege claims. Nichols has reportedly told Bannon's lawyers that the only feasible defense at this point is to argue Bannon somehow did not understand the deadline set for him in the subpoena—it's unclear if Bannon will testify.G. Gordon Liddy was found guilty for his role in the Watergate scandal.
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