Bannon was one of the highest-profile Trump-allied holdouts in refusing to testify before the Jan. 6 committee.
that he is now prepared to testify. It’s unclear whether Bannon will again decline to appear before the committee with the trial pending.
Barring an appeals court ruling or another delay, the trial will begin as the committee continues its high-profile hearings into the riot. Testimony by former White House aides has that Trump knew the crowd was heavily armed and that he tried to join the people marching to the Capitol. And Nichols declined to delay the trial from its current start on July 18, saying any concerns about pretrial publicity due to the hearings could be addressed during jury selection. If it proves impossible to pick an unbiased jury, the judge said he would reconsider granting a delay.
The rulings led one of Bannon’s attorneys, David Schoen, to speak out in frustration as he sought clarification from the judge.“Agreed,” Nichols responded.
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