Capitol assault: Steve Bannon found guilty of obstructing the investigation

STeve Bannon, a former close adviser to Donald Trump, was found guilty of obstructing congressional investigative powers by a federal court jury after refusing to cooperate with the commission on the Capitol assault. Discreet but very influential adviser to the former Republican president, he had continued to exchange with him until the days preceding the assault of January 6, 2021.

The parliamentary commission of inquiry had asked him to testify and produce documents, which Steve Bannon had refused. Friday, July 22, the jury of a federal court in Washington deliberated for less than three hours to find the guilt of the 68-year-old man on the two charges against him. His sentence will be determined later. Steve Bannon faces between one month and one year in prison for each count. The parliamentary commission of inquiry into the assault on the Capitol wanted to know the nature of the exchanges between Steve Bannon and Donald Trump in the days preceding January 6.

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Steve Bannon ‘believes himself above the law’

The parliamentarians had subpoenaed Steve Bannon to testify and produce documents. He had refused, invoking the right of presidents to keep certain conversations secret, which had earned him the charge of “obstructing the investigative powers of Congress”. At the opening of the proceedings on Tuesday, prosecutor Amanda Vaughn accused Steve Bannon of believing himself “above the law”. Steve Bannon’s lawyer had denounced political prosecution.

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