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Day #5 of the #BannonTrial is set to begin shortly in the E. Barrett Perryman US District Courthouse in Washington, D.C. Prosecutors and defense make final arguments and the case then goes to the jury. That's the plan. #BannonTrial
Thursday's proceedings concluded with Judge Carl Nichols recessing to chambers to craft final jury instructions and ponder the defense's motion to dismiss the case. He will not rule on the motion until after the verdict. #BannonTrial
In response to Nichols' final jury instructions, which were emailed to all parties last night, Bannon's attorneys have filed a 10-page notice of objection. #BannonTrial storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Day 4 of the #BannonTrial kicks off Thursday at the E. Perryman Bartlett US District Courthouse in Washington, D.C., with a 10:30 am hearing on a defense motion to have both contempt-of-Congress charges against the former Trump-adviser dismissed. #BannonTrial
#Bannon attorney Evan Corcoran notified US District Judge Carl Nichols Wednesday that the defense would file a motion to dismiss and Nichol’s scheduled a 10:30 am hearing before deliberations in the trial are scheduled to proceed at 11 am. #BannonTrial
Day 3 of the #BannonTrial is set to begin Wednesday at the E. Perryman Bartlett US District Courthouse in Washington, DC, with House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack Chief Counsel Kristin Amerling on the stand.
Former #Trump adviser and #WarRoom podcaster Steve #Bannon is being tried on two counts of contempt-of-Congress for not providing documents to the committee as demanded in a subpoena by Oct. 7, 2021, and appearing to be deposed by Oct. 14, 2021. #BannonTrial
Much of the proceedings thus far have focused on jury selection, which took a day-and-a-half, and on how letters between Amerling and former Bannon attorney Robert Costello should be weighed as evidence. #BannonTrial
Day 2 of former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s trial begins soon in the E. Perryman Bartlett U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on two criminal contempt of Congress charges for failing to comply with subpoenas from the House January 6 investigation panel. #BannonTrial
Dozens of prospective jurors were interviewed Monday and the pool whittled to 22 candidates. Tuesday’s proceedings begin with a peremptory elimination round. Prosecutors, defense each allotted three “peremptories” to trim jury to 14 with two as alternatives. #BannonTrial
During pretrial hearings last week, presiding U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols dismissed several angles that Bannon’s attorneys wanted to argue, essentially winnowing the case down to whether he purposely ignored the subpoena deadlines. #BannonTrial.
Dave 'Santa' Riddell of Lebanon, Ohio, says the 1776 Restoration Movement seeks to “restore the constitutional republic and restore morality to America because you cannot have a constitutional republic unless you are a moral country.”#BannonTrial 
The genesis of the #1776RestorationMovement was the trucker-led #PeoplesConvoy earlier this year, Riddell said, noting there are people from all over the country participating in ad hoc demonstrations through July 23-26 in coordination with the US Liberty Alliance. #BannonTrial
Jury selection in the #BannonTrial has adjourned for lunch. There are apparently five jurors on board. It could be a long afternoon, evening perhaps.
