In a court appearance Wednesday, Bannon’s lawyers, David Schoen, Robert Costello and Evan Corcoran, called for the trial to be moved from July 18 to October 25, arguing that the hearing scheduled by the jury could to influence the views of jurors. “The public impact is not limited to the hearings themselves, but to the media coverage that magnified the hearings. “In Washington, where the trial is to take place – and where the indictment is being conducted – every major media outlet has treated the hearings as breaking news,” the lawyers wrote, adding that “anyone charged with a crime guarantees a fair trial.” The testimony also accused members of the Jan. 6 committee of making “inflammatory remarks” about Bannon and other former Trump administration officials, saying their “alleged findings” were shown on television, including those in the Washington area. DC. “These broadcasts have been repackaged and rebroadcast in countless formats, creating a saturation of the information sources available to residents of Washington, DC,” the statement said. “In the circumstances, it is justified to continue – to allow the effects of the coverage of the Select Committee hearing to subside.” The former White House chief of staff last year pleaded not guilty to defamation charges filed by federal prosecutors after Bannon failed to comply with a Jan. 6 selection committee and refused to provide documents. In their testimony Wednesday, Bannon’s lawyers noted that the trials of five leaders of the far-right Proud Boys were delayed due to the January 6 hearings, with the men’s lawyers arguing that they could not receive a fair trial from an impartial jury. TV auditions. The committee held its sixth hearing of the month on Tuesday and plans to resume hearings after the July 4th break. Ketanji Brown Jackson to be officially sworn in as Supreme Court justice Thursday, New York AG sues 10 “ghost weapon” manufacturers The hearings examined the efforts of former President Trump and his allies to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to put pressure on key officials not to certify President Biden’s victory. Bannon’s lawyers argued that the original date of the July 18 trial was aggressive, and argued that the hearing schedule scheduled by the House committee would force the trial to continue later in the year. “When the trial was scheduled, neither the Court nor the parties were aware of the media blitz of June and next July by the Selection Committee,” the lawyers wrote.
