Federal prosecutors said in court Wednesday that Steve Bannon, President Trump's former campaign chairman and White House chief strategist, will testify against longtime Trump political adviser Roger Stone in his trial. Stone is being charged with lying to Congress, obstructing justice, and witness tampering in a case stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Stone pleaded not guilty.
Bannon is not a voluntary witness, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told CNBC, but he his being compelled to testify after he and his legal team tried to fend off numerous subpoenas. Prosecutors also said they will bring in Rick Gates, a Trump campaign vice chairman and presidential transition official, to testify against Stone. Gates was a cooperating witness in the Mueller investigation.
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