Bannon Fails Again to Persuade Judge to Postpone Contempt Trial

Longtime Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon failed once more to persuade a judge to delay his criminal contempt trial over refusing to cooperate with the congressional committee investigating the US Capitol riot.

US District Judge Carl J. Nichols for the second time this week shot down Bannon’s request to push off his trial by three months. His defense argued that publicity around the Jan. 6, 2021 riot would taint a jury pool. Nichols, in federal court in Washington, said during the pre-trial conference that he still believed any bias could be found out during the jury questioning process.

The decision ...