Judge again rejects Bannon trial delay request but opens door to possible new defense argument
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A federal judge is keeping the door open for Steve Bannon to use a potential new defense argument where he could present his recent bid to testify for the House January 6 committee to the jury when he goes on trial on contempt of Congress charges next week for his failure to comply with a committee subpoena last year.
US District Judge Carl Nichols said at pretrial hearing Thursday that he is not deciding yet whether to let that evidence be admitted. But by not immediately shutting down Bannon's efforts to present that evidence, Nichols kept the possibility open that Bannon might have an additional defense to put forward at next week's trial.
The judge had previously dealt multiple blows to Bannon's defense, shutting down several avenues his attorneys hoped to use to defend his failure to appear for testimony before the committee last year and produce the documents it demanded. At a hearing earlier this week, his attorney David Schoen even wondered aloud: "What's the point of going to trial here if there is no defense?"
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President Donald Trump has said ICE agents will head to US airports tomorrow amid a partial government shutdown. Follow for live updates
President Donald Trump said Sunday border czar Tom Homan will be in charge of deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports on Monday, with Homan telling CNN the agents will assist with security at entrances and exits to ease TSA workload amid a partial government shutdown.
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