Steve Bannon

A prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments that former White House aide Steve Bannon "chose allegiance to Donald Trump over compliance with the law."

Bannon had served as chief strategist and counselor to Trump for about a half-year before being ousted in mid-2017. His refusal to do so was deliberate and now a jury has found that he must pay the consequences." Corcoran dropped that line of argument after the prosecution objected. "None of us will soon forget January 6, 2021," Corcoran said. "It's all converging, and now we're on, as they say, the point of attack." "It's part of our collective memory. "It's going to be quite extraordinarily different, and all I can say is strap in." "We may have lost a battle here today, but we're not going to lose this war," Bannon said. He faces a minimum punishment of 30 days in jail, and a maximum of one year when he is sentenced on Oct. 21. For purposes of this case we have to put out of our thoughts January 6." "Our government only works if people show up. "What Trump's gonna do is just declare victory.

Jury found former Trump adviser guilty on two counts of criminal contempt for refusing to appear before House committee.

Bannon was barred from arguing that he believed his communications with Trump were subject to a legal doctrine called executive privilege that can keep certain presidential communications confidential. Bannon has spoken only once in court throughout the trial. In closing arguments on Friday morning, both sides re-emphasized their primary positions from the trial. Bannon, 68, reportedly smiled in court when the verdict was read. He had denied the charges. This is not difficult.

Steve Bannon, ex-proche conseiller de Donald Trump, a été reconnu vendredi coupable d'entrave aux prérogatives d'enquête du Congrès par le jury d'un ...

Il avait refusé, invoquant le droit des présidents à garder certaines conversations secrètes, ce qui lui avait valu d’être inculpé d’»entrave aux prérogatives d’enquête du Congrès». Conseiller discret mais très influent de l’ancien président républicain, il avait continué d’échanger avec lui jusqu’aux jours précédant l’assaut du 6 janvier 2021. La commission d’enquête parlementaire lui avait demandé de témoigner et de produire des documents, ce qu’il avait refusé.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump was convicted Friday of conte...

The jury of eight men and four women deliberated for just under three hours before returning the verdict. He faces up to two years in a federal lockup when he’s sentenced. WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump was convicted Friday of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Steve Bannon, ex-proche conseiller de Donald Trump, a été reconnu vendredi coupable d'entrave aux prérogatives d'enquête du Congrès par un tribunal fédéral, ...

Les procureurs avaient dénoncé « un revirement de dernière minute afin d’éviter » une condamnation et le juge responsable du dossier avait souhaité maintenir le procès. M. Bannon a « ignoré les ordres d’obtempérer, même après que le Congrès a rejeté ses prétextes, et a balayé de nombreux avertissements selon lesquels il ferait face à des poursuites s’il ne se pliait pas à l’assignation à comparaître comme il était tenu de le faire », avait ajouté Amanda Vaughn. Pour connaître la nature de leurs discussions, la commission d’enquête parlementaire chargée de faire la lumière sur le rôle de l’ancien président dans ce coup de force avait assigné Steve Bannon à témoigner et à produire des documents.

A federal jury has convicted former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for intentionally defying a subpoena ...

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US jury finds Bannon guilty of defying requests for information by congressional panel investigating January 6 riot.

Bannon’s team told the judge that Bannon saw no point in testifying at his trial since Nichols’s previous rulings had gutted his avenues of defence. The correspondence shows committee chair, Bennie Thompson, immediately dismissing Bannon’s claim that he was exempted under Trump’s claim of executive privilege and explicitly threatening him with criminal prosecution. Bannon declined to testify on Thursday, and his lawyers did not call any witnesses. In closing arguments earlier on Friday, both sides of the trial re-emphasised their primary positions. The guilty verdict on Friday is the first conviction related to refusing to cooperate with the January 6 panel. Bannon’s lawyers said they intend to appeal the verdict.

Directeur de campagne lors de la présidentielle de 2016, Steve Bannon avait été poussé vers la sortie après l'arrivée de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche, mais ...

Les procureurs avaient dénoncé «un revirement de dernière minute afin d'éviter» une condamnation et le juge responsable du dossier avait souhaité maintenir le procès. La défense n'a pas produit de témoins au procès, débuté lundi par la sélection des jurés, et Steve Bannon n'a pas pris la parole lui-même pour se défendre. Pour connaître la nature de leurs discussions, la commission d'enquête parlementaire chargée de faire la lumière sur le rôle de l'ancien président dans ce coup de force avait assigné Steve Bannon à témoigner et à produire des documents.

A federal jury has found former Trump adviser Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House select committee ...

To try to undermine their testimony, the defense sought to create doubt the subpoena deadlines were firm, that the subpoena was properly issued, and that the social media reposts expressed Bannon's own views. Bannon's team also made several arguments for the trial record for why he should have been allowed to put select committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and other committee members on the stand for testimony. He's saying it doesn't comport with modern jurisprudence, he said it doesn't comport with the standard definition, but he is saying his hands were bound by a 1961 decision. At the trial, however, Bannon's arguments about executive privilege were not a central focus -- even as his lawyers found ways to bring attention to the issue. Before the verdict was announced, Bannon entered the courtroom before the jury reassembled in a relatively buoyant mood. When the House committee was demanding his cooperation, Bannon's lawyer claimed that Trump's stated assertions of executive privilege prevented Bannon from testifying or producing arguments -- an argument the committee roundly rejected. She wore a green face mask -- and the rest of the jury all kept their masks on as well. "But there's still a bit of a mixed message here because remember DOJ chose not to charge Mark Meadows, they chose not to charge Dan Scavino." Bannon, she argued, "did not want to recognize Congress' authority or play by the government's rules." He smiled and smirked some after the verdict was read, and then patted his lawyers on the back. The conviction is a victory for the House January 6 select committee as it continues to seek the cooperation of reluctant witnesses in its historic investigation. The House voted to hold Bannon in contempt in October.

A federal court jury in Washington deliberated for less than three hours before finding Bannon guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress, which the Justice ...

Trump fired him after about seven months on the job, following a series of run-ins and turf battles with other aides and amid suspicion that he was leaking details about internal deliberations to reporters. “Mr. Bannon was found guilty of contempt by a jury of his peers for his choice to ignore a lawful subpoena.” Nichols said an appeals court precedent from a similar contempt-of-Congress case decided 61 years ago ruled out the bulk of the defense Bannon’s lawyers said he wanted to present. His refusal to do so was deliberate and now a jury has found that he must pay the consequences.” Two other committee witnesses, former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and longtime Trump aide Dan Scavino, were also held in contempt by the House, but the Justice Department declined to prosecute them. “Mr. Bannon had an obligation to appear before the House Select Committee to give testimony and provide documents. The committee also recently learned, via Mother Jones, of an audio recording of Bannon days before Election Day, foreshadowing that Trump would declare victory on election night even if he lost and use it as part of a strategy to sow doubt about the integrity of the vote. In fact, it was Bannon’s team that urged the court to postpone closing arguments until Friday after prosecutors had urged a more expedited schedule a day earlier. Last week, days before his trial began, Bannon made a belated offer to testify to the select committee, citing an agreement by Trump to “waive” executive privilege over the testimony. “That could be a doubt as to the government’s case, a reasonable doubt as to whether Chairman Thompson signed this subpoena. Defense lawyer Evan Corcoran even displayed a series of letters in an attempt to convince jurors that Committee Chair Bennie Thompson’s (D-Miss.) signature on the subpoena to Bannon may have been forged. A federal court jury in Washington deliberated for less than three hours before finding Bannon guilty Friday afternoon on two counts of contempt of Congress, which the Justice Department brought last year after he defied a subpoena from the House panel.

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former U.S. president Donald Trump was convicted Friday of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the ...

Now, Hyundai, has promoted its North American safety chief to global status -- an implicit acknowledgment by the company that it needs to address safety in a more robust way. Defence contractors outlined how artificial intelligence and other technologies will be used in the newest warplanes as global military delegations browsed mockups of missiles, drones and fighter jets. Frustrations are mounting as reports of lost and delayed baggage at Canada's airports pile up. Frustrations are mounting as reports of lost and delayed baggage at Canada's airports pile up. The committee heard nothing from Bannon until after the first deadline had passed, at which point his lawyer sent a letter to the committee stating that Bannon was protected by Trump's claim of executive privilege and would not be providing documents or appearing. During cross examination Corcoran asked Amerling whether it was common for witnesses to appear before a congressional committee several weeks after the deadline date on a subpoena. Bannon's team told the judge that Bannon saw no point in testifying at his trial since Nichols' previous rulings had gutted his avenues of defence. He said testimony from the House panel's chief lawyer, Kristin Amerling, made it clear "that the dates were in flux." Evan Corcoran, Bannon's lawyer, argued that the charges against him were politically motivated and that Bannon had been engaged in good-faith negotiations with the congressional committee over his concerns about testifying. Bannon was serving in an unofficial capacity to Trump at the time of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols didn't immediately rule on the request. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days of jail and up to a year.

An unofficial adviser to Donald Trump, Mr Bannon refused to co-operate with the 6 January committee.

But the podcaster is still considered a top ally of Mr Trump. In closing statements, lawyer Evan Corcoran told the court the path his client Mr Bannon took "turned out to be a mistake" but "was not a crime". Speaking to reporters outside the courtroom, Mr Bannon vowed to have the case reversed on what his lawyer called a "bullet-proof appeal".

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, un allié de longue date de l'ex-président américain Donald Trump, a été reconnu coupable, vendredi, d'accusations d'outrage au ...

Evan Corcoran, l’avocat de M. Bannon, a fait valoir au procès que les accusations portées contre lui n’étaient motivées que par la partisanerie. Steve Bannon était conseiller non officiel de M. Trump au moment de l’insurrection du 6 janvier 2021. L’assignation à comparaître de la commission de la Chambre exigeait tous les documents ou communications relatifs à M. Trump et à d’autres membres de son entourage, y compris l’avocat Rudy Giuliani et des groupes extrémistes tels que les Proud Boys et les Oath Keepers.

Bannon, qui a refusé de répondre aux questions de la commission parlementaire, risque entre deux mois et deux ans de prison, mais il devrait faire appel.

Cette dernière soupçonne Bannon d’avoir joué un rôle non-officiel pour coordonner la résistance des élus républicains à la certification des résultats, et il a également été en contact avec des organisateurs des manifestations du 6 janvier. Steve Bannon était jugé pour avoir refusé de témoigner et de fournir des documents à la commission d’enquête parlementaire du Congrès sur les violences du 6 janvier. C’est notamment sur cette question du « privilège » de ses conversations que Steve Bannon pourrait baser son appel à venir.

Steve Bannon, one of former U.S. president Donald Trump's longtime allies and top advisers, has been found guilty on two counts of criminal contempt for ...

Bannon's lawyers tried to argue during the trial that he didn't refuse to co-operate and that the dates "were in flux." The correspondence shows Thompson immediately dismissing Bannon's claim that he was exempted by Trump's claim of executive privilege and explicitly threatening Bannon with criminal prosecution. Bannon was indicted in November on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, a month after the Justice Department received the House panel's referral. He also hinted that the government's main witness, Jan. 6 committee chief counsel Kristin Amerling, was personally biased. The defence Thursday motioned for an acquittal, saying the prosecution had not proved its case. His refusal to do so was deliberate, and now a jury has found that he must pay the consequences." Bannon had initially argued that his testimony was protected by Trump's claim of executive privilege. In closing arguments Friday morning, both sides re-emphasized their primary positions from the trial. The jury of eight men and four women deliberated just under three hours. "This is round one," he said. "The subpoena to Stephen Bannon was not an invitation that could be rejected or ignored," Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney in Washington, said in a statement. "You will see this case reversed on appeal."

L'homme de 68 ans, figure du populisme de droite aux États-Unis et directeur de la campagne à succès de Donald Trump en 2016, connaîtra sa peine en octobre. Le ...

Les procureurs avaient dénoncé « un revirement de dernière minute afin d’éviter » une condamnation et le juge en charge du dossier avait souhaité maintenir le procès. « Je soutiens Trump et la Constitution ». Il connaîtra sa peine le 21 octobre.

Steve Bannon, ancien conseiller de Donald Trump, a été reconnu coupable, vendredi, d'outrage au Congrès, après son refus de témoigner devant la commission ...

À l'approche de son procès, Steve Bannon avait accepté de coopérer avec les parlementaires. Steve Bannon a "ignoré les ordres d'obtempérer, même après que le Congrès a rejeté ses prétextes, et a balayé de nombreux avertissements selon lesquels il ferait face à des poursuites s'il ne se pliait pas à l'assignation à comparaître comme il était tenu de le faire", avait ajouté Amanda Vaughn. Pour connaître la nature de leurs discussions, la commission d'enquête parlementaire chargée de faire la lumière sur le rôle de l'ancien président dans ce coup de force avait assigné Steve Bannon à témoigner et à produire des documents.

Steve Bannon, ex-conseiller de Trump, a été reconnu coupable d'entrave à l'enquête sur l'assaut du Capitole.

Les procureurs avaient dénoncé «un revirement de dernière minute afin d’éviter» une condamnation et le juge responsable du dossier avait souhaité maintenir le procès. Pour connaître la nature de leurs discussions, la commission d’enquête parlementaire chargée de faire la lumière sur le rôle de l’ancien président dans ce coup de force avait assigné Steve Bannon à témoigner et à produire des documents. • À lire aussi: Trump s’en prend à la commission du 6 janvier, «tribunal de pacotille»

L'homme était accusé d'avoir refusé de coopérer à l'enquête parlementaire sur l'assaut du Capitole en 2021. Il encourt une peine comprise entre un mois et ...

Les procureurs avaient dénoncé « un revirement de dernière minute afin d’éviter » une condamnation et le juge en charge du dossier avait souhaité maintenir le procès. Il avait refusé, invoquant le droit des présidents à garder certaines conversations secrètes, ce qui lui avait valu d’être inculpé d’« entrave » au travail du Congrès. Le jury d’un tribunal fédéral de Washington a délibéré pendant moins de trois heures vendredi pour conclure à sa culpabilité sur les deux chefs d’inculpation qui pesaient contre lui.

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, un allié de longue date de l'ex-président américain Donald Trump, a été reconnu coupable, vendredi, d'accusations d'outrage au ...

Evan Corcoran, l’avocat de M. Bannon, a fait valoir au procès que les accusations portées contre lui n’étaient motivées que par la partisanerie. Steve Bannon était conseiller non officiel de M. Trump au moment de l’insurrection du 6 janvier 2021. L’assignation à comparaître de la commission de la Chambre exigeait tous les documents ou communications relatifs à M. Trump et à d’autres membres de son entourage, y compris l’avocat Rudy Giuliani et des groupes extrémistes tels que les Proud Boys et les Oath Keepers.

Ancien proche de Donald Trump, Steve Bannon avait refusé de témoigner et de produire des documents pour la commission d'enquête parlementaire sur l'assaut ...

L ex conseiller au président américain Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, a été reconnu coupable, vendredi, d outrage au Congrès des États Unis.

Steve Bannon, ex-proche conseiller de Donald Trump, a été reconnu vendredi coupable d'entrave aux prérogatives d'enquête du Congrès par le jury d'un ...

Les procureurs avaient dénoncé «un revirement de dernière minute afin d’éviter» une condamnation et le juge responsable du dossier avait souhaité maintenir le procès. «Je pense que la loi est avec nous sur nombre de points». «Je soutiens Trump et la Constitution».

L'homme qui a porté la candidature de l'ex-président à la Maison Blanche avait ignoré les assignations à comparaître de la commission d'enquête sur l'assaut ...

“Notre gouvernement ne marche que si les gens respectent les règles. Le défendant a préféré l’allégeance à Donald Trump plutôt que de se conformer à la loi”, a-t-elle encore expliqué. “Ne vous méprenez pas, je n’ai rien contre les clubs de lecture mais c’est une vraie question”, a insisté l’un des avocats, “l’air très sérieux”, ironise NBC News. “Au final, le témoin aux mots durs n’a appelé personne à la barre”, constate le quotidien de la capitale. Il n’a “pas montré beaucoup d’émotion” dans l’attente de la décision du jury, “tripotant” seulement un masque noir sur la table, et il n’a pas paru perturbé par le verdict, ajoute le journal. ABC News rapporte également que M. Bannon s’est plaint de ne pas voir de membres de la commission d’enquête venir s’exprimer à la barre. Il a fallu moins de trois heures aux jurés pour se mettre d’accord, souligne Politico. Vendredi, dans une cour de Washington, Steve Bannon, ancien conseiller en stratégie du candidat et président Donald Trump, a été reconnu coupable d’entrave à l’enquête sur l’assaut du Capitole le 6 janvier 2021.

Jurors made short work Friday of former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon's defense on contempt of Congress charges, returning two guilty verdicts ...

“How convenient that the former president chose to give the defendant an excuse for his defiance. “The overreaching by the government in this case has been extraordinary on every level. Trump fired Bannon from the White House in 2017. … If you’ve got a doubt in your mind, you’ve got to give Steve Bannon the benefit.” The judge’s ruling on that issue left the former Trump White House aide with little in the way of feasible defenses. “This was a last-minute excuse, another excuse,” prosecutor Amanda Vaughn told the jury. Only two of the 22 judges assigned to Jan. 6 criminal cases have publicly raised serious questions about the substance of some such prosecutions: Nichols and colleague Trevor McFadden. Both are Trump appointees. However, Bannon managed to get many of his arguments in front of the jury. The judge often seemed to defer or revisit rulings. They wound up seeing the entirety of letters in which Bannon lawyer Robert Costello argued for executive privilege. However, any actual jail time for Bannon in the case could be modest and may be years away. While the precedent was set 61 years ago, U.S. District Court Carl Nichols concluded it is still good law and, as a result, Bannon could not use the advice-of-counsel defense.