Rightwing media personality Steve Bannon, on trial for ghosting Congress, was a no-show on the witness stand Thursday and passed on even putting up a defense.
in Italy, and worked on former President Donald Trump’s election campaign and White House.
Thursday morning went even more slowly, as Bannon’s lawyers raised several legal arguments that the judge had previously knocked down. Jurors spent most of the day outside of the courtroom, where Schoen repeatedly explained that Bannon didn’t have to testify because, as a one-time Trump White House official, he was protected by executive privilege. Schoen remained steadfast that Bannon could no longer be accused of “willful default” and the entire case should be thrown out.
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