Bannon’s Lawyers: ‘Maybe’ He Should’ve Testified to Jan. 6 Panel
After presenting zero witnesses of their own, Steve Bannon’s defense lawyers closed Friday by asking jurors to consider whether the rightwing podcaster really meant to ignore a congressional subpoena—nevermind that Bannon repeatedly celebrated his own defiance at the time on social media.
“What was Steve Bannon's intent?” defense attorney Evan Cocoran asked. “Maybe Mr. Bannon should have taken a different route.”
Meanwhile, federal prosecutors remained concentrated on a single point: He didn’t appear when ordered to by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.