Steve Bannon’s Appeal to Dismiss Jan. 6 Subpoena Denied

The conviction of Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to Donald Trump, for defying a subpoena from the congressional panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, was upheld by a U.S. federal appeals court on Friday.

In 2022, Bannon was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress for his refusal to provide documents or testify to the House of Representatives committee that examined the Capitol attack.

Although sentenced to four months in prison, Bannon has remained free pending his appeal.

On appeal, Bannon argued that he was precluded from presenting crucial defenses in his trial, including being advised by his lawyer that he did not need to comply with the subpoena.

Bannon is also set to face trial later this year in New York on allegations of defrauding donors through a “We Build the Wall” fundraising campaign intended to secure the U.S. border with Mexico.

Initially slated for this month, the trial has been rescheduled to September by Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Trump’s trial on felony charges related to falsifying business records in connection with a payment made to silence adult film actress Stormy Daniels.