One of the attorneys representing former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon in the criminal contempt of Congress case against him is asking to be released from service as Mr Bannon’s lawyer, because he may be called to testify at the upcoming trial.
Mr Bannon, a former naval officer and conservative media executive who chaired former president Donald Trump 2016 campaign, is set to face trial next month on charges that he wilfully defied subpoenas for documents and testimony issued to him by the House January 6 select committee.
A handcuffed Steve Bannon is escorted to his seat at the defense table in Manhattan Supreme Court on September 8, 2022.
Neither official addressed Bannon’s assertion that the case against him was politically motivated. Trump pardoned Bannon — the CEO of his winning 2016 campaign and a former White House adviser — during the final hours of his presidency.