Is Steve Bannon's guilty verdict a 'victory' — or playing into his trap?

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Steve Bannon, a former adviser to ex-President Donald Trump, was found guilty of contempt of Congress on Friday after refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Both the trial and jury deliberations were quick — having lasted only five days and under three hours, respectively — with sentencing to come in October.

In the meantime, as Bannon's lawyers talk of appealing the ruling, pundits and thought leaders are breaking down what the guilty verdict means for others in the select committee's crosshairs, as well as for the very man prosecutors say believed he was "above the law."

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.