Government says Bannon ignored subpoena, acted above the law

By ASHRAF KHALIL
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have called their first witness to the stand and have begun building their case that former Trump adviser Steve Bannon willfully ignored a congressional subpoena in open defiance of the U.S. government. Bannon’s lawyers say the charges against him are politically motivated and that Bannon was engaged in good-faith negotiations with the congressional committee when he was charged. Bannon is facing a pair of charges for criminal contempt of Congress after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.