Steve Bannon faces up to a year in prison as contempt of Congress trial begins

Steve Bannon
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Jury selection began in the contempt of Congress trial of Steve Bannon, the former Breitbart News chair who served in former President Donald Trump's White House in 2017.

Bannon was charged with contempt after defying a subpoena issued last year by the Jan. 6 committee. The committee claimed that Bannon, who spoke to Trump twice on Jan. 5, appears to have had "some foreknowledge about extreme events that would occur the next day." Both contempt charges carry a maximum sentence of one year in prison.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.