Keller wrote an op-ed in The Washington Examiner on Tuesday, arguing that the impeachment probe is "coming at a tremendous cost" to voters in his state and across the country because Democrats will not address such issues as prescription drug costs and the trade accord with Canada and Mexico. "When their narrative doesn't work, they come up with a new thing." "You've seen it time and time again," said Keller, 54, who won a special election in May. The program is also hosted by Jason Miller and Raheem Kassam. Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist and a "War Room" host, chuckled at Keller's slam. Fred Keller, R-Pa., on Wednesday ripped the House inquiry of President Donald Trump on the "War Room: Impeachment" show live on Newsmax TV as "the Nancy Pelosi-Adam Schiff whac-a-mole impeachment process."
Bannon faces the prospect of jail time and monetary fines when he is sentenced October 21.Īnother key Trump aide, Peter Navarro, is scheduled to go to trial in November on contempt charges. House Select Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, and vice chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, said in a written statement that "the conviction of Steve Bannon is a victory for the rule of law and an important affirmation of the Select Committee's work."Ĭriminal contempt prosecutions are rare, but so is a decision by a witness to fully reject congressional demands. Schoen said it would be a "bullet-proof appeal" and there were an "astounding" number of appellate issues. His attorney David Schoen pointed out that Judge Nichols had disagreed with legal precedent that cut off some of Bannon's trial defenses, but said the appeals court could well take another look when the case arrived there. Outside the building, Bannon thanked the judge and jurors for their service but blasted members of the House Select Committee for conducting what he called a "show trial." Bannon also vowed to appeal, saying the legal conflict was nowhere near complete. 6 committee hearings Prosecution rests its case in Steve Bannon trial The Justice Department described that offer as a ploy, "and not even a good one," prosecutors said, because it did not address the panel's demand for documents. "Don't let him."īannon had sought to delay the case, making a nearly last-minute offer on the eve of trial to testify before Congress in a public hearing. "The only person who is making this case about politics is the defendant and he is doing it to distract and confuse you," Gaston said.
Prosecutors said the effort to inject politics in the case amounted to a smokescreen to confuse the jury. "The thing about bias is that sometimes people become blind to it," Corcoran told jurors. 6, 2021.ĭefense attorney Evan Corcoran argued Bannon had made a mistake with the subpoena dates, which he called "placeholders." Corcoran also asserted that government witness Amerling had donated to Democratic political candidates and had been part of the same book club as prosecutor Gaston. Bannon was brought to trial on a pair of federal charges for criminal contempt of Congress after refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating the U.S. Attorney Molly Gaston said in closing arguments.įormer White House strategist Steve Bannon arrives at the federal court in Washington on Friday. "The defendant chose allegiance to Donald Trump over compliance with the law," Assistant U.S. The Justice Department told jurors the case was black and white - as simple as the words on the subpoena to Bannon last autumn. Capitol last year.īannon put on no defense in the case, which featured testimony from just two government witnesses, including the deputy staff director of the House Select Committee investigating the events of Jan. Bannon, a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump, was found guilty of criminal contempt of Congress charges.Ī federal jury has convicted former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for intentionally defying a subpoena related to the assault on the U.S. Accompanying Bannon are his attorneys David Schoen, left, and M. Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, center, speaks with reporters as he departs federal court on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Washington.